The mood at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is festive, with one of its alumnii, Raghuram Rajan taking over as the next Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor.
RIL, Essar, Adani have sounded bankers to raise funds abroad in the coming weeks
Tight liquidity will hit over-leveraged and cash-hungry companies, spare conservative ones
Lawyers say open offer must for twin stake purchase to meet Sebi rules.
No respite in sight as not many big deals, initial public offerings in pipeline.
We are serious about setting up a bank and use the parent branding that is a household name in India, says Venugopal Dhoot.
Needs funds for Odisha plant expansion, to cut high debt.
Some leading Indian companies are likely to see their earnings declining if the Indian currency depreciates further, analysts and finance heads say.
Issue in two months for Australian projects; group to invest another $15 billion in infrastructure projects by 2020.
The two companies have approached banks to raise up to Rs 8,000 crore as debt to fund their expansion plans.
Some investment bankers expect the Indian currency to touch 60-65 by the end of the year
SBI says recovery process on as no court stay yet.
Many top firms have had to write down their investments, as the value of those have collapsed due to sluggish biz conditions.
CEOs point fingers at rural job guarantee and related govt welfare schemes; say mechanisation an increasingly viable option.
Lack of time was cited as the main reason for Bharti Chairman Sunil Mittal's exit from the Unilever board.
Merchant bankers appointed to explore options on merger or stake sale in Tata Teleservices.
However, foreign investors have completely shunned the infrastructure sector.
Bharti was talking to Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank, among others, to manage the issue.
These companies gave annualised returns of 11% on an average in the last five years, while shareholders of family-owned companies saw 5% annualised erosion