Srei Infrastructure Finance last month sold 50 per cent stake in a part of its business equipment financing arm to France's largest bank BNP Paribas for Rs 775 crore
Srei Infrastructure Finance is set to be the first Indian company to go for Islamic financing for over Rs 200 crore
After the controversy over pricing of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, the Ambani brothers are locked in another court battle.
This is for the second time that Tata Steel is getting into a take-over battle. It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group after beating rival suitor, CSN of Brazil, through auction.
International brokerages, especially those which have made recent entry into the domestic market, are lining up to acquire the institutional broking business of the city-based Brics Securities.
Sources close to the development said the group will shortly take a decision on the business, which has seen interest from large houses like the Tatas and the Ambanis.
close to the development confirmed that a deal could be signed between the parties shortly
Last week, Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna cleared the state's proposal to raise Rs 16,000 crore (Rs 160 billion) through bonds to finance incomplete irrigation projects.
Sterlite Industries is set to list its $2 billion (Rs 8,000 crore) American Depository Shares issue, the largest by any Indian company, with the New York Stock Exchange by the middle of this month.
Maharashtra government, which is facing the heat over land acquisition for the special economic zones has written to the Centre asking it to clarify the scope of the term compulsory land acquisition.
This delay was a result of controversies over a 15 per cent holding by Hutchison-Essar Managing Director Asim Ghosh, healthcare major Max's Analjit Singh and financial institution IDFC.
Aditya Birla Group and Holcim are rapidly increasing capacity in a bid to become the largest player in India's cement industry.
Market-men expect these offers will compete head to head for investors' fund of over Rs 24,000 crore next month.
Ahmedabadbased Suzlon Energy has tied up funds for its Euro1.2 billion (Rs 6,543 crore) bid for the German power company, REpower, even before the last date for raising bid by the rival French giant Areva expires on Thursday.
"We have written to all the companies in which we have nominee-directors, asking them not to give Esops," said LIC managing director D K Mehrotra. He said there were more than 100 companies in which LIC had nominee-directors.
The Sun, the flagship publication of Murdoch's News Corporation, is in talks with Maran's Sun group to launch an English tabloid in the country.
This will be over and above a Rs 3,655-crore domestic rights issue and a Rs 4,350 crore convertible preference share issue the company announced last month.
The Maharashtra government's plans to tap sugar factories as an alternative source of power to overcome huge power deficit to the tune of 5,000-6,000 Mw, are proving to be a damp squib due to the rising prices of steel and coal.
Agarwal's is a classic story of a small trader becoming metal king. The secret, he says, lies in believing in himself and in the country's potential.
Farmers will finally have a right to decide if their land can be acquired or not for special economic zones in Maharashtra.
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