Stake Sale

The family of IndiGo's co-founder Rakesh Gangwal was likely to sell between 5% and 8% stake in the Indian airline's parent InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, CNBC Awaaz said in a report, citing sources.

Sources say the sale is subject to the project getting clearance from the government

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Highdell Investment, which is owned by private equity major Warburg Pincus, on Tuesday divested 2.26 per cent stake in Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd for little over Rs 256 crore through an open market transaction. Following the deal, shares of Kalyan Jewellers plunged 9.06 per cent to settle at Rs 107.9 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to bulk deal data available with the NSE, Highdell Investment sold a total of 2,33,25,686 shares of the jewellery chain company, amounting to 2.26 per cent stake in the company. The shares were offloaded at a price of Rs 110.04 apiece, taking the transaction size to Rs 256.67 crore, as per the data. However, the buyer of the shares could not be ascertained immediately. Highdell Investment owned 26.36 per cent stake in the company as of December quarter, latest shareholding data with the BSE showed. Kalyan Jewellers India Pvt Ltd is into manufacturing and sale of gems and jewellery. In December 2022, Kalyan Jewellers announced plans to

PE major's holding in the Thrissur-based gold retailer falls to 24.06% from 26.36%; Shares of Kalyan Jewellers dip 9.1% to end at Rs 107.9 on the NSE

Vedanta Ltd on Thursday termed any talks of sale in oil-to-metals conglomerate as "untrue and baseless." This comes in the wake of news report which said that mining mogul Anil Agarwal is contemplating a stake sale in Vedanta as a last-resort option and is examining the possibility of selling less than 5 per cent of the company. According to company's spokesperson, "Any talk of stake sale in Vedanta Ltd is untrue and baseless." The media report said that stake sale in Vedanta is a last resort for Agarwal and will only be considered if other fundraising options fail. Vedanta Resources which is a majority shareholder of Vedanta Ltd has been looking to reduce its debt through the sale of its zinc assets for a cash consideration of USD 2,981 million to Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL). However, the government which holds 29.54 per cent stake in Hindustan Zinc has sternly opposed this move. Vedanta holds 64.92 per cent of the equity share capital of HZL. Vedanta Resources had earlier said t

Agarwal is evaluating the possibility of divesting a less than 5% stake in the Mumbai-listed company, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private

It's an all-cash deal; company is eyeing multiple acquisitions in the near future to further boost its position in the sports media landscape

Shares of HDFC AMC last closed at Rs 1,677. The stock is down 13 per cent in the past six months. GQG was recently in news for its $1.9 billion share purchase of four Adani group stocks

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Shriram Housing Finance Ltd., which offers home loans, largely in the affordable housing segment, has received interest from several private equity players, including BPEA EQT, formerly Baring PE Asia

Oliva Skin & Hair Clinic, which is a medico-aesthetic dermatology services player, has said it has sold majority stake to Kedaara Capital for a consideration of USD 65 million (around Rs 530 crore). With its third investment in the single speciality healthcare segment, Kedaara aims to fuel Oliva's growth towards becoming a leading medico-aesthetic dermatology chain, a statement said. The transaction also provides an exit to InvAscent, which invested in the company in 2014, it said, without disclosing the details such how much was invested and for what stake. Nor the company disclosed what is the stake that Kedaara has picked up. Founded by Prashant Soma in 2009, Oliva has been supported by multiple rounds of funding from InvAscent-advised India Life Sciences Fund II. Oliva grew from a four-centre Hyderabad-based operation to a network of 23 centres across Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Kochi and Vizag now and offers a range of skin and hair treatments and products. Kedaara is

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