Tata AIA Life Insurance Company and Aranda Investments, an affiliate of Temasek Holdings, on Tuesday bought a total of 1.53 crore shares, representing 1.4 per cent stake, of SBFC Finance for Rs 161 crore from...
Government to sell up to 3% stake in Indian Overseas Bank via OFS, sets floor price at Rs 34/share
The Centre will divest up to 3% stake in Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) through an offer for sale (OFS) that opens on Wednesday, December 17. The government plans to offload up to a 2% stake, or 38,51,31,796 equity shares...
Ola Electric’s Bhavish Aggarwal to sell 2.8% stake to clear pledged shares; promoter group holding to slip to
Ola Electric founder and promoter Bhavish Aggarwal will offload a 2.78% stake in the company over the next few days to release 3.93% of shares he had pledged to raise a promoter-level loan of Rs 260 crore. The first...
RBI gives nod to HDFC Bank’s arms to acquire up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted approval to HDFC Bank to acquire up to 9.5 per cent in IndusInd Bank through its group entities — HDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance, HDFC ERGO General Insurance, HDFC...
Spirit and Frontier Airlines eye merger, Bloomberg News reports
Bankrupt Spirit Aviation Holdings is in discussions to merge with Frontier Group Holdings, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Spirit has long pursued a merger with Frontier. The...
Broadcaster E.W. Scripps rejects Sinclair’s $622 million takeover bid
U.S. broadcaster E.W. Scripps’ board on Tuesday unanimously rejected Sinclair’s $622 million acquisition proposal, saying it was not in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Sinclair, which...
Warner Bros likely to reject $108.4 billion Paramount bid, back Netflix in bidding war, sources say
Warner Bros Discovery’s board could announce a decision as early as Wednesday on Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion takeover bid, with the board likely to advise shareholders to vote against the offer...
Holcim makes biggest Latin American acquisition with deal for Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo
Holcim has agreed to pay $550 million for a majority stake in Peruvian building materials maker Cementos Pacasmayo, it said on Tuesday, the Swiss company’s biggest ever acquisition in Latin America. Holcim is...
JX unit sells stake in Peruvian mine to Glencore
Japan’s JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to Swiss trader and miner Glencore for an undisclosed sum. The...
Universal offers to sell Downtown’s Curve to win EU approval, source says
Universal Music Group has offered to sell royalty services platform Curve in an attempt to address EU competition concerns over its $775 million bid for Downtown Music, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said...
BAE Systems halves stake in Kazakh carrier Air Astana
Britain’s BAE Systems said on Tuesday it will cut its stake in Kazakh carrier Air Astana by nearly half. The aircraft maker, which currently holds about 16.95% stake in Air Astana, is selling global depository...
HDFC Bank gets approval to acquire up to 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank
HDFC Bank has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow its group entities to hold up to 9.50% stake in IndusInd Bank. The approval was granted through a letter dated December 15, and will remain...
