Arijit Barman &Amp; Swaraj Baggonkar

Stories by Arijit Barman &Amp; Swaraj Baggonkar

Shriram Group may take over Vishal's retail arm

Shriram Group may take over Vishal's retail arm

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2010

The Chennai-based Shriram Group is likely to take over the cash-strapped front-end retail company of Vishal Retail Ltd, after leading private equity investor Texas Pacific Group takes charge of its wholesale division. This will be subject to approval from all stakeholders and regulators.

Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

The Ruias of the Essar Group will now be getting around $750 million (about Rs 3,493 crore) more from their telecom joint venture partner, Vodafone Group, over and above the fair market price if they exercise the "put" option for their 33.02 per cent stake.

Skoda changes gears,to launch a new car every year

Skoda changes gears,to launch a new car every year

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

Its track record has been patchy, but the carmaker wants to launch at least one model every year.

Ceat to invest Rs 630 crore to expand capacity

Ceat to invest Rs 630 crore to expand capacity

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2010

Ceat, the tyre manufacturing company of the Rs 16,000-crore RPG Group, will double the capacity of the radial unit it has set up in Halol, Gujarat, with an additional investment of Rs 630 crore.

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Banga has hung up his Unilever boots and moved on to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) as an operating partner.

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

A new government has taken office in Australia, which has said it will review its predecessor's controversial proposal for a 40 per cent super-profit tax on mining revenues.

Auto makers, vendors at odds over supply issues

Auto makers, vendors at odds over supply issues

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2010

Issues relating to shortage of key automotive components, which were supposed to be sorted out a month ago, will hit production even for the next two quarters, as slow ramp-up and discrepancies in tyre prices impact output.

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

JV formed for Saudi infra projects, focus on contracts from other countries as well.

Spicejet promoter's plant may make Chinese CVs

Spicejet promoter's plant may make Chinese CVs

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Foton Motor plans to manufacture and sell buses and trucks here.

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

At least four global cement majors, Lafarge, CRH, Heidelberg Cement and Intalicementi, are in the race to buy a little-known cement company in Maharashtra Murli Industries with a total capacity of 2.9 million tonnes.

Bajaj-Renault-Nissan small car plan languishes

Bajaj-Renault-Nissan small car plan languishes

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2010

The alliance has already pushed back the launch deadline twice over the last three years.

Logan platform rev up: M&M to pay more to Renault

Logan platform rev up: M&M to pay more to Renault

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

Mahindra had bought Renault's 49 per cent stake in the troubled Mahindra Renault Private Ltd, while gaining limited autonomy to the Logan sedan, in an effort to turn around the loss-making company.

Mercedes-Benz to speed up expansion plans in India

Mercedes-Benz to speed up expansion plans in India

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Wilfried Aulbur, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India speaks about his plans for India

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Reliance Industries' annual general meeting on Friday will be unique in many ways. It's the first AGM after the Supreme Court judgment on K-G gas, the first after the truce between Mukesh and Anil Ambani and the first after the company's big-bang return to telecom.

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

RIL, RCom working on partnership blueprint.

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

Infrastructure conglomerate Lanco Group and leading financial services firm Edelweiss Capital have emerged frontrunners in the race for Axis Bank's private equity arm. According to two people familiar with the developments, Lanco and Edelweiss have made the most aggressive financial bids among all the non-binding ones that have come in so far. The bids, they said, were in the range of Rs 30-45 crore.

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Rediff.com   26 May 2010

Three years after exiting the power business, the Rs 1.4-lakh crore Aditya Birla Group is planning a powerful comeback into the sector and is eyeing a major acquisition in Tamil Nadu, two people with direct knowledge of the deal told Business Standard.

Bajaj to chase KTM ambitions despite roadblock

Bajaj to chase KTM ambitions despite roadblock

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Bajaj Auto, India's second biggest two-wheeler manufacturer, will continue to pursue its broad plans with the Austrian bike manufacturer KTM Power Sports AG, including a gradual increase of its stake in the performance bike making company.

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

RIL may pay Rs 9,000 cr to RNRL: Experts

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Within 24 hours of the brothers Ambani deciding on a ceasefire, the stock market and Reliance pundits are out with their calculators to figure out the financial implication of ending the non-compete terms five years in advance and the loss that Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited would incur post the Supreme Court verdict.

Honda to launch superbike this year

Honda to launch superbike this year

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

After witnessing a buoyed response for the premium class superbikes it has been selling since the past one year, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India, the Indian subsidiary of Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Corporation, will launch yet another superbike by the end of this year.