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The Italian government and a UAE-based private equity firm have together picked up almost 44 per cent stake in Titagarh Wagons' fully-owned subsidiary Firema SpA, a top company official said on Sunday. The company saw a "recapitalisation of Euro 20 million through fresh equity infusion", raising the total capital to Euro 33 million, he said. Invitalia, the Italian government's investment promotion agency, pumped in Euro 10 million for a 30.30 per cent stake, and the UAE-based PE firm - Hawk Eye DMCC - picked up a 13.64 per cent shareholding for Euro 4.5 million, the company official said. The rest Euro 5.5 million has been infused by a Titagarh Group company. The recapitalisation of Euro 20 million provides a fresh lease of life for the Italian company which will now be able to turn around and tap huge railway opportunities with branding and strategic value addition by Invitalia, Titagarh Wagons Vice Chairman and Managing Director Umesh Chowdhary told PTI. Italian firm Firema, whi
Titagarh Wagons Limited, a flagship company of the Titagarh group, which has morphed itself from a wagon manufacturer for Indian Railways to a multinational engineering and fabrication group, gave a major boost to the Union Government's Make In India campaign today.The company has successfully started the construction of two 1000T Fuel Barges for Indian Navy and two coastal Research Vessels which would support the INS Vikramaditya, for National Institute of Ocean Technology(NIOT). In February, the company reported at BSE and NSE that it has signed the contract from NIOT under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India for design, construction and delivery of two high end coastal research vessels valued at Rs. 100 Crore. In March, the company reported that it has signed the contract with Ministry of Defence (Navy), Directorate of Ship Production for undertaking design, construction and delivery of two fuel barges for the Indian Navy worth Rs. 75 Crore.The ceremonial event was .