Stay updated with breaking news from மகேஷ் சிங்கி. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Fundraising via bonds hits a peak at ₹7.45-lakh crore December 21, 2020 This is 8.3% more than last year’s ₹6.87-lakh cr Riding on low-interest rates and policy reforms by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Indian corporates have raised the highest-ever sum of 7.45-lakh crore through rupee bonds this year. This is 8.3 per cent higher than ₹6.87-lakh crore raised in 2019. A total of 5.12 lakh crore raised in 2018. With another 10 days for the year to end, companies are expected to raise another ₹20,000-25,000 crore. “Covid-19 had an impact in March and April, when the companies had restrained from raising funds through bonds, but then there was a sharp recovery in May. The reasons included an ample liquidity in the system, lower interest rates and RBI’s introduction of Targeted Long-Term Repo Operations (TLTRO), which helped a lot in terms of corporates to issue more bonds,” said Ajay Manglunia, Managing Director and head institutional fixed income ....
Anil Agarwal s Vedanta and Centricus to invest $10 billion in Indian companies SECTIONS Share Synopsis In recent weeks, Anil Agarwal s Vedanta Group had expressed interest in acquiring Shipping Corporation of India, BPCL and in a separate development was shortlisted as the successful bidder for Venugopal Dhoot’s Videocon s assets. The government of India’s residual stake in Hindustan Zinc is also in play. Anil Agarwal (File Pic) Anil Agarwal, Chairman of the Vedanta Group and Centricus, a London-based investment firm, have announced their intention to launch a fund to deploy $10 billion in Indian companies with substantial turnaround and growth opportunities. The target businesses will include businesses majority-owned by the Government of India and earmarked for divestment, the statement said. ....
Risk vs Resilience: Why businesses that undergo M&A in early phases of economic downturn outperform financialexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from financialexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Illustration by Raj Verma What is common between Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen? Both are automakers, both are based in Germany. But few know that both also run banks. Mercedes Benz Bank and Volkswagen Bank are well-known brands in Germany. Similarly, UK-based supermarket chain TESCO has a bank and so does Richard Branson s Virgin Group, whose bank got merged with Clydesdale Bank last year. All these are not big universal banks that dominate the system. The UK market has big global banks such as Barclay, Lloyds, HSBC and Standard Chartered. Similarly, banks run by the German automakers don t even figure within the top ten. There are also no instances of bad governance in these corporate-backed banks. Part of the reason could be the well-developed legal system in these economies. ....