Dev Chatterjee And Kausik Datta In Mumbai

Stories by Dev Chatterjee And Kausik Datta In Mumbai

R-Money to introduce one-gram gold coins

R-Money to introduce one-gram gold coins

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2007

R-Money, the Anil Ambani group's retail brokerage arm, will introduce gold coins in smaller denominations of half gram and one gram in the market. The market is currently dominated by 5-gm and 8-gm coins.

JSW Steel set to buy 3 US firms

JSW Steel set to buy 3 US firms

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Announcement for the Rs 4,000-crore acquisition likely today.

RIL defers meet over IPCL merger delay

RIL defers meet over IPCL merger delay

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Reliance Industries, the country's most valued company, is delaying its annual general meeting this year following non-receipt of approvals for merger of Indian Petrochemicals with itself.

India Inc may go slow on M&As

India Inc may go slow on M&As

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2007

The US sub-prime loan market crisis is expected to temper cross-border mergers and acquisitions as Indian companies go slow on acquisitions.

Tata Steel bankers cut price of Corus loan

Tata Steel bankers cut price of Corus loan

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

The steel-maker will now have to pay 50 basis points more on this tranche of $1 billion with a seven-year tenure.

RIL may buy stake in Modern Dairies

RIL may buy stake in Modern Dairies

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is in talks to acquire an equity stake in Haryana-based Modern Dairies, which would strengthen its presence in the high-volume, low-margin liquid milk market.

Britannia takes I-T dept to court

Britannia takes I-T dept to court

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2007

Britannia Industries, the country's top biscuit maker, has taken the income tax department, Kolkata, to court after it received a show-cause notice asking it to explain the withdrawal of funds from the employees' pension fund in 2003.

JSW looks at LBO for N American buy

JSW looks at LBO for N American buy

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

At a time when instability in the US leveraged buyout (LBO) market is making world equities markets jittery, JSW Steel is planning a leveraged buyout of a North American steel company.

Judge Kode - The human face of justice

Judge Kode - The human face of justice

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Kode has proved that justice may be delayed but it cannot be denied to the 257 innocent who lost their lives in the blasts.

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Top level exodus at Birla Global

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2007

The Aditya Birla group's financial services firm, Birla Global, has seen some top level resignations.

Flamingos threaten Tatas' Tanzania venture

Flamingos threaten Tatas' Tanzania venture

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

The joint venture, for which both the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding, has drawn criticism from the NGOs and environmentalists on the ground that it would cause extinction to the world's rarest birds.

Genpact, two others in race for Citi  BPO arm

Genpact, two others in race for Citi BPO arm

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

The sale of the BPO business, run by Citigroup Global Services (formerly e-Serve), is expected to fetch around Rs 3,200 crore for the group. At this price, it will be the largest deal in the domestic BPO space.

Essar may face delay in Minnesota buyout

Essar may face delay in Minnesota buyout

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

The Essar group's proposed acquisition of Minnesota Steel is likely to be delayed, with the US state authorities taking time in providing the infrastructure required to move the project.

McKinsey sues RIL, RCom over dues

McKinsey sues RIL, RCom over dues

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Global management consultancy firm McKinsey has moved the Bombay high court against Reliance Industries and Reliance Communications for non-payment of dues of Rs 27 crore

Telcos world leaders in profitability

Telcos world leaders in profitability

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Indian telecom operators are world-leaders in terms of profitability, enjoying better EBIDTA margin than their counterparts in developed countries.

Credit Suisse to check in to Park Hotels with $55

Credit Suisse to check in to Park Hotels with $55

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

Swiss firm to acquire 10-15% stake in the hotel chain.

Essar Stelco bid shortlisted

Essar Stelco bid shortlisted

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2007

Sources close to the development said senior executives of these three companies recently visited the facilities of Stelco, which was put on the block last month.

Auction mulled for mines with proven reserves

Auction mulled for mines with proven reserves

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2007

Under the current system, companies apply to state governments, which in turn recommend the shortlisted entities to the central government.

L&T to float 5 new companies

L&T to float 5 new companies

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2007

Chairman A M Naik told Business Standard the "verticalisation" effort is aimed at ensuring better corporate governance as well as attracting talent to the 70-year-old company.

LIC not to appoint retired staff on company boards

LIC not to appoint retired staff on company boards

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

The Life Insurance Corporation has decided not to nominate any retired employee as a director on the board of the almost 90 companies in which it has equity or loan exposure.