New age companies are not hesitant in trying radical initiatives and Zomato after continuing to struggle in it’s core business has now announced one. The Founder, Deepinder Goyal announced on Twitter about them soon getting into trials of 10 minute food delivery. Key points to note – The initiative is named as Zomato Instant. New … Read more
TTK Healthcare (TTKH) has announced selling 100% of it’s human pharma division to Miransa Limited, an affiliate of Advent International (a major private equity investor). Key points to note – Division is being sold off to BSV Pharma Private Limited – a new entity in which 74% will be held by Miransa and balance 26% … Read more
Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, increased a share buyback to $25 billion from $15 billion on Tuesday to prop up a stock price that has fallen by more than half since the ruling Communist Party tightened control over tech industries by launching regulatory crackdowns. The increase is a “sign of confidence in the … Read more
Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway has struck an $11.6 billion deal to buy Alleghany Corp, the owner of reinsurer TransRe, just weeks after the 91-year-old billionaire bemoaned the lack of good investment opportunities. Alleghany adds to Berkshire’s already large insurance portfolio, which includes Geico auto insurance, General Re reinsurance and a unit that insures against major … Read more
The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing a deeper crisis: a shortage of food. A crucial portion of the world’s wheat, corn and barley is trapped in Russia and Ukraine because of the war, while an even larger portion of the world’s fertilizers is stuck … Read more
After Zivame and Amante, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has now announced acquiring Clovia, another direct to consumer (D2C) women lingerie brand. Key points to note – Founded in 2012, Clovia has previously raised a total of $22 mn from various investors. Last round was in December 2020, when it had raised Rs 14.3 crore … Read more
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan (SMC) has announced the following – At Suzuki’s existing facility in Gujarat Rs 7,300 crore to set up a EV Battery manufacturing facility by 2026 Rs 3,100 crore towards increasing the manufacturing capacity of EVs by 2025 Key points to note – SMC owns 56.37% of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI). MSI … Read more
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Sunday said it will invest around 150 billion yen (about Rs 10,445 crore) by 2026, for local manufacturing of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and BEV batteries in Gujarat. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect with the Gujarat government. It was signed “on March … Read more