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DHFL promoters exit WGC Wealth to repay debts

DHFL promoters exit WGC Wealth to repay debts

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

Lenders to DHFL will meet early July to hammer out a rescue package, which will include the reworking of loan payments, fresh working capital support, roping in a financial investor, and the promoters ceding control.

22 employees who earned more than their CEOs

22 employees who earned more than their CEOs

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

The compensations are obviously rewards for the stellar performances.

Private equity looks to pounce on cut-price India infrastructure

Private equity looks to pounce on cut-price India infrastructure

Rediff.com16 May 2013

Would-be investors such as KKR, the Blackstone Group and Macquarie Group are looking at buying into completed projects.

Mumbai's hot property: Rs 100-crore office space

Mumbai's hot property: Rs 100-crore office space

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

Mannapuram Finance, Mahindra and Bharti Axa are some of the firms known to have bought office spaces worth more than Rs 100 crore

Tech Mahindra, L&T Infotech eye HP's stake in MphasiS

Tech Mahindra, L&T Infotech eye HP's stake in MphasiS

Rediff.com31 May 2013

HP's 60.5 per cent stake is valued at $1 billion.

Note ban, mega deals shaped India's realty segment

Note ban, mega deals shaped India's realty segment

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation

Global buyers roll back into property

Global buyers roll back into property

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

Phonemaker Apple is said to be in talks to take 30,000 sq ft retail space at plush property Maker Maxity, in Bandra Kurla Complex

Canadian pension fund in talks with Bengaluru realtor co

Canadian pension fund in talks with Bengaluru realtor co

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

CPPIB is looking to partner with RMZ because the latter is aggressive on both new developments and acquisitions.

It's raining malls in India this year

It's raining malls in India this year

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

7.8 million square feet of mall space is under construction this year, the highest ever since 2011.

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley cool off Indian realty

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley cool off Indian realty

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

According to experts, banks have found better arbitrage opportunities in dollar terms in mature economies with mortgage and leverage rather than take equity exposure on Indian real estate.

Coffee Day brings in ex-CBI boss to probe Siddhartha's letter, study accounts

Coffee Day brings in ex-CBI boss to probe Siddhartha's letter, study accounts

Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

The assignment was earlier given to global audit firm EY. But it has now been reassigned owing to 'certain conflict of interest', the Bengaluru-based company said.

India Inc strikes 113 PE deals worth $2.1 bn in Q2

India Inc strikes 113 PE deals worth $2.1 bn in Q2

Rediff.com20 Oct 2013

Grant Thornton reports says total value of deals in 2013 crosses $8 bn, up 34% from the year-ago period, momentum likely to continue

Global investors renew interest in Indian realty

Global investors renew interest in Indian realty

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

With their home markets in turmoil, large global investors such as Blackstone, Carlyle, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation are actively scouting for and signing deals in the Indian property sector.

Will India's 1st real estate investment trust ever see daylight?

Will India's 1st real estate investment trust ever see daylight?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Reit as an investment vehicle has a huge opportunity as the country has a rent-yielding office inventory of 537 million square feet valued in excess of $70 billion.

Peugeot plans to set up unit in Tamil Nadu

Peugeot plans to set up unit in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

The company plans to establish project with an initial capacity of 300,000 units per year.

With $2 bn in charity, Jeff Bezos is top donor of 2018

With $2 bn in charity, Jeff Bezos is top donor of 2018

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Surprisingly, Jeff Bezos is the new entrant to the list and ends up holding the first position.

'Rajaratnam made millions thanks to Indian-Americans'

'Rajaratnam made millions thanks to Indian-Americans'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2011

Raj Rajaratnam made $4 million on Hilton stock in a single day after allegedly getting tips.

Gitanjali PE investments delayed

Gitanjali PE investments delayed

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Gitanjali Gems plans to hive off various businesses.

Kapur tied fourth in unfinished third round

Kapur tied fourth in unfinished third round

Rediff.com30 Apr 2011

Shiv Kapur pumped in four birdies against one bogey in his 13 holes in the unfinished third round to move to provisional tied fourth on Saturday at the Ballantine's Championships in Blackstone Golf Club.

Big US banks set to enter Indian real estate

Big US banks set to enter Indian real estate

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, the three bulge-bracket banking groups of the US, are likely to get active in Indian real estate after a long gap, according to executives with property funds and consultancies.

Tata Global Beverages taps PE firms for stake sale

Tata Global Beverages taps PE firms for stake sale

Rediff.com10 Nov 2010

UK-based investment bank Rothschild is advising Tata Global Beverages.

AOL, 2 PE firms keen to buy out Yahoo

AOL, 2 PE firms keen to buy out Yahoo

Rediff.com14 Oct 2010

Media giant AOL, along with some private equity firms, is 'exploring' making an offer to buy Yahoo Inc, as the Internet company deals with poor financial performance and an exodus of senior executives, a media report said.

Aditya Birla Nuvo in talks with PE investors

Aditya Birla Nuvo in talks with PE investors

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Aditya Birla Nuvo is in talks with global private equity players Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR to sell shareholding in its proposed holding firm for its financial services business. The financial services holding company will house its asset management, insurance, stock broking, wealth management and private equity businesses.

Kapur moves up to tied 11th, Bhullar makes cut

Kapur moves up to tied 11th, Bhullar makes cut

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

Shiv Kapur shot a solid four-under 68 to make a big move, jumping from tied 36th to tied 11th at the halfway stage of the Ballantine's Championship. This brought Kapur to a total of four-under for 36 holes at the Blackstone Golf course.

Arsenal could be target of takeover bid

Arsenal could be target of takeover bid

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

One of Arsenal's biggest shareholders decided to sell her stake in the Premier League club on Monday raising the possibility of a takeover bid for the north London side.

PE funds trapped in falling markets

PE funds trapped in falling markets

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Falling equity markets have trapped major private equity investors such as Warburg Pincus, Blackstone Group, Carlyle, Apax Partners, Chrys Capital and Citigroup.

Nadella, Pichai in Trump's economic revival team

Nadella, Pichai in Trump's economic revival team

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200 corporate honchos who will advise the President and offer recommendations on how to revive the American economy.

India's retail king in BIG trouble

India's retail king in BIG trouble

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Though Kishore Biyani is selling stakes in group companies to pay off debt, a significant share price crash since January this year is making his task difficult.

Indian management guru in Obama's finance team

Indian management guru in Obama's finance team

Rediff.com15 Nov 2008

Indian-American management expert Anjan Mukherjee has been roped in by US President-elect Barack Obama into his transition team, the fourth person from the community to be part of the 15-member high-profile group.

Private equity bets on core sector projects

Private equity bets on core sector projects

Rediff.com22 May 2007

India's infrastructure sectors, for long shunned by investors due to long gestation periods and hazy policies, have finally become attractive.

Nomura sets sights on China and India

Nomura sets sights on China and India

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

Nomura, Japan's largest brokerage, is considering mergers and acquisitions in order to build its presence in emerging markets such as China and India , where it needs operating licences. Kenichi Watanabe, new chief executive, said on Monday that "the market environment is difficult but [we] consider it a major opportunity" to expand in areas where the company lacks competitiveness.

Japan's Sumitomo inks India's biggest land deal

Japan's Sumitomo inks India's biggest land deal

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

The plot C-65 in the G Block of Bandra Kurla Complex was leased to Goisu Realty (a unit of Sumitomo) for 80 years by MMRDA.

ONGC taps Citi for $3-bn Ghana deal

ONGC taps Citi for $3-bn Ghana deal

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

Private equity-backed Kosmos, which has received a total of $800 million in financing from Blackstone and Warburg Pincus, has hired Standard Chartered and Barclays Plc to sell its stakes in the offshore Jubilee oil field. A potential sale of Kosmos' stake in the Jubilee field is being closely watched as the asset is one of the largest oil finds in West Africa in the past decade.

India faces wave of defaults

India faces wave of defaults

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

India is beginning to experience its own version of the subprime crisis as banks tighten lending procedures to curb rising delinquencies, particularly in small unsecured personal loans. India's financial system has so far been spared much of the pain of the global subprime crisis because of the relatively small size of its banks and their conservative investment focus overseas.

Why Maharashtra CM is a happy man today

Why Maharashtra CM is a happy man today

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Fadnavis had a series of very productive meetings with American CEOs

IFCI raises bar for strategic investor

IFCI raises bar for strategic investor

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

Debt conversion formula will increase govt stake.

Intelenet gets Sebi nod for Sparsh stake buy

Intelenet gets Sebi nod for Sparsh stake buy

Rediff.com16 May 2008

This will pave the way for Kapil Puri to expand Spanco Telesystems, the business process outsourcing and telecommunication services company that he set up after partly exiting Sparsh. Puri is slated to receive around Rs 35 crore (Rs 350 million) from the sale of his stake, which will take place at around Rs 200 per share. This includes a premium as against the existing ruling price of Rs 150 per share.

Govt wary of foreign funds in some sectors

Govt wary of foreign funds in some sectors

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

Concerned over the spurt in capital inflows from overseas, the Indian government is monitoring investments in certain sectors to ensure such funds do not pose a security threat to the country. "We are looking at certain investments in certain sectors," National Security Advisor M K Narayanan told reporters when asked about large inflows coming into India from China and middle-east countries through private equity players such as Blackstone.

Suitors show up for IFCI

Suitors show up for IFCI

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

A clutch of foreign and domestic institutions has submitted expressions of interest to acquire at least 26 per cent in the Delhi-based Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).

WNS, Accenture join race for Citi's BPO arm

WNS, Accenture join race for Citi's BPO arm

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The race for Citigroup Global Services, the business process outsourcing arm of Citigroup is hotting up with the entry of the BPO firm WNS and consultancy firm Accenture.