The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday provided a 3-day window to investors in Ruchi Soya’s follow-on public offer (FPO) to withdraw their bids. The option is available to all investors or bidders, except for anchor book participants. Sebi’s order comes following the circulation of unsolicited SMS advertising the company’s FPO. The … Read more
In a surprise announcement, the two major cinema brands in India have decided to merge together. (It’s important to note here that until recently, it was rumoured that PVR and and Inox are in talks with the Mexican company Cinepolis for a possible merger.) Key points on the PVR-Inox merger It’s a share swap merger … Read more
Elon Musk said he is confident society will solve “the climate issue,” it’s just a question of when. He predicted that solar power “will be the main long-term way that civilization is powered.” But until that transition is made, he said countries need to maintain nuclear energy. Something is loading. Elon Musk is optimistic about … Read more
The company has acquired the prickly heat talc brand from Reckitt. Key points to note – Consideration is Rs 432 crore to be funded entirely from the internal accruals. Emami had cash equivalents of Rs 406 crore as on September 30, 2021 and generated operating cash of Rs 922 crore in FY 21. Funding of … Read more
Function of underlying sentiments. Analysts, investors, management… everyone plays to the tune and push stock prices into excessive territories
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management is looking to invest in new real estate asset classes in India including rental housing and serviced apartments, and also expand its office and hospitality portfolio, a top executive said. Brookfield owns 47 million sq. ft of office space across six cities in the country, and The Leela Hotels and Palaces … Read more
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said rapid strides in technology and green fuel will reduce the cost of electric automobiles, bringing them at par with petrol-run vehicles in the next two years. Replying in the Lok Sabha on the demands for grants for road transport and highways ministry, 2022-23, Gadkari emphasised the need … Read more
Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani tiptoed around each other for years to reach the top two rungs of Asia’s wealth ladder. While one of them built an empire in telecom and retail, the other established a lock on transport and energy distribution. Increasingly, though, the two billionaires from India’s Gujarat state are starting to overlap, … Read more