Kausik Datta &Amp; Rajesh Abraham In Mumbai

Stories by Kausik Datta &Amp; Rajesh Abraham In Mumbai

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Tata Tea to offload northern estates

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2007

Continuing with its move to position itself as a beverage marketing company, Tata Tea is set to divest 80 per cent in its North Indian Plantation Operations, which is being spun off to a handful of investors and workers.

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Corus chief to get Rs 6.41 crore as bonus

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Corus Group chairman Jim Leng will receive an addition payment of pound 750,000 (Rs 6.41 crore) for turning around the Anglo-Dutch steel maker in the past two years.

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

The Mumbai-based Arch Pharma has raised $27 million from private equity funding in the last four years

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

Suzlon's Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) bid to acquire Germany's third largest wind turbine maker REpower could well turn into a bidding war

Sensex, Nifty battle for brand recall

Sensex, Nifty battle for brand recall

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

Index-based futures at the heart of the rivalry.

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Temasek to invest $300 mn in TV channel

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2007

The proposed company could rope in former CEO of Star TV Peter Mukerjea and Mukesh Ambani.

Corus' Dutch workers seek guarantees

Corus' Dutch workers seek guarantees

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

The demand comes close on the heels of Community, which represents more than 80 per cent of the company's UK employees, seeking talks with the Tata group

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

Meet Arunkumar Ramanlal Gandhi. The head of the M&A activities in the Tata Group, who called up Tata to convey Tata Steel's victory.

FIIs worried on overvalued scrips

FIIs worried on overvalued scrips

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

Foreign institutional investors, who have about $50 billion exposure in the country's equities, may be concerned over excess valuation of stock prices in general.

Realty funds' rollout soon

Realty funds' rollout soon

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

Retail investors have never had it so good in terms of diverse products from mutual funds.

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Tata Steel gets nod for Rs 6000 cr Iran plant

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

Tata Steel's global footprint is spreading at a furious pace.

Auction may not be last word on Corus

Auction may not be last word on Corus

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

Board has right to reject takeover panel's choice.

Tax-efficient returns from idle funds

Tax-efficient returns from idle funds

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Banks and mutual funds are devising novel methods to grab your deposits.

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2007

Tata Steel's greenfield projects -- in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand -- were significant for Corus, which incurred high cost on raw materials, said sources close to Tata Steel.

Haier gets FIPB nod for telecom marketing

Haier gets FIPB nod for telecom marketing

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

Electronics major has tied up with Reliance Comm and Tata Tele.

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

The Hinduja group says it will bid for Italian tyre and real estate major Pirelli's stake in Telecom Italia only if the acquisition gives it management control in Italy's largest telecommunications operator.

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2007

This will be the largest M&A by an Indian firm, to be complete by January-end.

Hot destinations for retired people

Hot destinations for retired people

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Pune, Dehradun, Goa and Kerala are fast emerging as preferred destinations for the retired and would-be retirees.

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Amtek Auto is renewing its bid to acquire JL French Automotive Casting's Whitham plant in Essex in the UK, six months after its first abortive attempt.

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

The Tata group may take on global automobile giants such as Ford and Renault-Nissan for in an attempt to buy Daewoo Automobile Romania, the privatisation of which the Romanian government has put on the fast track.