In his new role, chief Chinnakannan Sivasankaran's son Saravana is likely to manage 60% of the group's revenues

Diageo-led United Spirits pulls out one more lifeline from UB Holdings.

While it will most certainly impact his personal credit record, it will also have repercussions for his other businesses and companies he is associated with.

According to various senior UB Group officials, the strategy of 14 power brands' focus is expected to be rolled out soon.

Diageo gets assurance, Heineken may seek one, too.

United Spirits had earlier forked out a loan of as much as Rs 1,350 crore to UB Holdings.

Diageo, which recently coughed up a total of Rs 18,000 crore (Rs 180 billion) to take majority control of USL, seems to have a lot of faith in him.

After razing his ancestral bungalow, housed in an expansive 4.5-acres of prime location in the central business district of Bangalore, Mallya's attempt to unlock value in the land by building the luxury KingfisherTowers has been stalled.

A week after lenders invoked more of pledged shares, they did so again.

IDBI Trusteeship Services, in its capacity as the lenders' trustee to Kingfisher Airlines, has invoked a little over 4.93 mn shares worth Rs 1,300 crore.

In a disclosure to the markets, United Spirits has said it is awaiting information from UB Holdings for determining the treatment in the company's accounts of the loan together with applicable interest accrued until March 31, 2014.

At the beginning of this year, his stake in the airline stood at 30.14%.

He manages to get back a majority of pledged shares.

Infra major GMR is hopeful of maintaining strong order book.