KEC International wins new orders of Rs 12.94 billion

JSW Paints to Acquire Majority Stake in Akzo Nobel India

JSW Paints has signed definitive agreements to acquire up to 74.76 per cent stake in Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) from Akzo Nobel N.V. and its affiliates. The proposed transaction is valued at up to Rs 89.86 billion, subject to closing adjustments. The deal is contingent on approval from the Competition Commission of India and the successful completion of a mandatory open offer to ANIL’s public shareholders. Part of the US$ 23 billion JSW Group, JSW Paints is among the fastest-growing players in India's paint industry. ANIL, a key player in decorative and industrial paints, brin..

Greenko Founders Secure $650 Million Loan to Reclaim Stake

Greenko Energy Holdings co founders Anil Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli have clinched a $650 million private credit facility that will enable them to repurchase 17.5 per cent of the clean energy producer from Japan’s Orix Corp, leaving Orix with a residual 2.5 per cent.The two year loan comes from a consortium of lenders including Keppel Credit, SeaTown Holdings International, BlackRock, Varde Partners, Broad Peak Investment Advisers, Nomura and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. The transaction is one of India’s largest private credit financings this year, reflec..

Inox Neo Buys Skypower Solar India for Rs 2.65 Billion

Inox Clean Energy’s renewable arm, Inox Neo Energies, has completed the acquisition of Skypower Solar India at an enterprise value of about Rs 2.65 billion. The portfolio comprises a 50 MW (AC) / 57.5 MW (DC) solar plant in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, commissioned in the 2018 financial year and backed by a 25 year power purchase agreement with Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company.Chief Executive Bharat Saxena said the project’s robust operating record makes it value accretive from day one and fits the group’s inorganic growth plan. The firm cont..