Electric Vehicles (EV) is a hot theme nowadays. No one wants to be left behind. Endurance Technologies Limited (ETL) has joined the list and is acquiring 100% of Maxwell Energy Systems Private Limited (Maxwell). Key points to note – Maxwell is a Mumbai based wholly owned subsidiary of a US company, ION Energy Inc. (“ION”) … Read more
The Supreme Court said on May 19 that the GST council’s recommendations were not binding on the Union and states. However, they do have a persuasive value because of the country’s cooperative federal structure. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Vikram Nath also stated that the Centre and states had concurrent rights … Read more
The Union Cabinet Wednesday empowered the boards of public sector enterprises (PSEs) to recommend and undertake disinvestment or closure of the parent’s subsidiaries, units and stakes in joint ventures. The move is expected to give PSEs more power and autonomy to decide on disinvestments of their own units, in line with the new PSE policy … Read more
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani became the richest person in Asia this year. Now, a vast empire-building exercise is making him one of the region’s busiest dealmakers. A $10.5 billion pact announced Sunday to buy the Indian operations of Swiss building-materials firm Holcim Ltd., capped a run of some 32 acquisitions for Adani the past year, … Read more
The Adani family plans to bring in $3 billion as promoter equity for its $10.5 billion buyout of Holcim Ltd’s stake in ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements Ltd, while banks will finance the rest, two people aware of the financing agreement said. On 15 May, the Adani family said the acquisition would be funded through … Read more
Key points to note – The facility is coming up at IMT Kharkhoda in District Sonipat, Haryana This is Maruti Suzuki’s (MSL) 3rd facility in Haryana – other two being at Gurgaon and Manesar The Company has got 800 acres of land allotted for this facility from Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited … Read more
India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own $6.5 billion consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of 50 to 60 grocery, … Read more