Reliance (RIL) is doing everything that one could possible imagine. Whether it’s fund raises or businesses, it’s everywhere. Now it’s subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) has filed a document with SEBI to raise funds through the InvIT route. (This is the fourth InvIT from Reliance following it’s infrastructure trusts in gas pipelines, Jio telecom towers … Read more
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced raising Rs 8,278 cr from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Investment is raised at a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore QIA will get 0.99% stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis This fund raise effectively doubles RRVL’s valuation in … Read more
Titan has decided to buyout balance 27.18% stake from the promoter of Caratlane, Mithun Sacheti. This will increase Titan’s stake in Caratlane from 71.09%Â to 98.28%. Titan had bought 62% stake in Caratlane seven years ago (2017) from US-based hedge fund and venture capital investor Tiger Global for about Rs 357 crore. The transaction then … Read more
Makers of Witlinger, Mad King and White Owl craft beers have either shut shop or started new ventures, while owners of Kati Patang, White Rhino and Beor 360 have scaled back their operations. Kati Patang beer, a runaway hit with its unique small-batch flavours like saffron, turmeric and lemon rind, has shrunk considerably in the … Read more
Paytm has informed that it’s Founder MD & CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (VSS) is acquiring 10.30% stake from Antfin. Stake is being acquired through a 100% foreign entity owned by VSS – Resilient Asset Management B.V. In lieu of the acquisition, Resilient is issuing Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCDs) to Antfin Post transaction – VSS’s shareholding … Read more
“Barbie” the movie is on track to top $1 billion in box-office sales. The “Barbie effect” is also boosting Mattel’s direct-to-consumer sales of dolls, per Shopify. Shoppers are “voting with their wallets” for their favorite brands, even as they cut spending elsewhere, one exec said. The “Barbie effect” is in full swing. Two weeks after … Read more