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The Adani Group is likely to launch next week an open offer worth Rs 31,000 crore to acquire 26 per cent stake each in Swiss firm Holcim's two Indian listed entities Ambuja Cements and ACC, from public shareholders. In May this year, the Adani Group announced that it has clinched a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Holcim Ltd's businesses in India for USD 10.5 billion. Markets regulator Sebi granted approval for the open offer this week. The open offer is estimated at over Rs 31,000 crore if fully subscribed. In two separate regulatory filings, Ambuja Cements and ACC have submitted their letter of offers for the open offer launched by the Adani family group's Mauritius-based firm Endeavour Trade and Investment. As per the revised schedule submitted by ICICI Securities and Deutsche Equities India - which are the managers of open offer - tendering of the shares in the open will start from August 26 as against the earlier date of July 6. This will end on September 9, 2022. In Ma
Last week, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Adani Group's acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC from Switzerland's Holcim.
The proposed combination involves acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Holderind Investments Ltd by Endeavour Trade and Investment Ltd.
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Consolidated net sales rose 15.1 per cent to Rs 7,943 crore in the April-June period versus the same period last year
Ambuja Cements' sales volume was up 15% in April-June quarter at 7.39 MTPA from 6.42 MTPA of the corresponding quarter
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This will be the first result announcement by the company since it was acquired by the Adani group in May 2022
Other key players have also announced plans to significantly raise capacities
While both would like markets to reward them for scripting India's future in renewable energy, what's ticking for them right now is all the polluting stuff in short supply
The acquisition will make the Adani family the second biggest cement maker in India after Ultratech
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Adani-Holcim deal: The merger of Ambuja Cement and ACC will help Adani Group rationalise a lot of fixed cost quotients at both these entities, analysts said
Speeding up capacity expansion would be top focus area, said analysts
Adani Group is increasing its stake in the India story
On a combined basis, this would be among the largest open offers in the history of India's capital markets
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The Adani Group announced the acquisition of Swiss cement major Holcim's stake in all its Indian operating entities for $10.5 billion (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.