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Canoro begins oil sales from Assam field
CANORO Resources Ltd, holding 60 per cent operating interest in Amguri field in Assam, announced first oil sales from the field to IndianOil's Guwahati refinery. Assam Co of India holds 40 per cent stake in Amguri. According to a release ... More

PRIVATE PLACEMENT


Suryalakshmi allots 14 lakh shares to UTI
THE board of directors of Suryalakshmi Cotton Mills Ltd has allotted 14,28,300 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 245 a share to Unit Trust of India Investment Advisory Ltd by way of private placement subject to one year lock-in as per ... More

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    CORPORATE DISPUTES


    No objection to HPL equity allotment to IOC, IDBI: TCG
    Firm on retaining majority stake

    IN a new twist to the tale of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL), the Purnendu Chatterjee-headed The Chatterjee Group (TCG) is understood to have written to the West Bengal Government that it has no objection to the allotment of shares of HPL to IOC ... More

    OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


    Matrix plans overseas offering
    HYDERABAD: The board of directors of Matrix Laboratories Ltd has decided to raise funds of up to $200 million through overseas offering. The company has informed the stock exchanges that the board has agreed in-principle to raise up to ... More

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


    Mold-Technologies net rises
    HYDERABAD: Mold-Technologies Ltd has registered sales turnover of Rs 18.45 crore for the quarter ended December 2005, compared to Rs 17.50 crore in the same quarter last year. The company recorded net profit of Rs 1.01 crore (Rs 31.3 ... More

    RESTRUCTURING


    Falcon Tyres' board, management recast
    THE shareholders of Falcon Tyres have allowed Ruia Group to take control of the company without any open offer. The extraordinary general meeting of the company held on Monday has approved the `indirect acquisition.' A special resolution in this ... More

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


    IndianOil shows interest in Niko's oil, gas assets
    Sources, however confirmed that IOC had expressed interest in acquiring the entire oil and gas assets including the minority stake in off-shore joint venture with Reliance. More

    Strategic investment gathers steam
    LAST year, 2005, was a record year for Indian corporate finance activity. It saw the largest number and value of deals take place since the time INDATA began tracking corporate finance activity. The upward trend in ... More

    Natco Pharma buys US drug store
    HYDERABAD: Natco Pharma Ltd has announced that it has acquired a pharmacy outlet NICK's Drug Store, based out of Newark, New Jersey, USA. The acquisition was made by an American partnership firm, in which the company holds 75 per cent ... More

    Hidesign to boost overseas presence
    The company recently entered into an agreement to pick up 35 per cent stake in its retail business in Russia — Hidesign LLC — for $200,000 on a partnership basis. Till now, Hidesign LLC was only a franchise for the Russian market and ... More

    TCI board nod for merger plan
    THE board of directors of Transport Corporation of India Ltd (TCI) at its meeting has approved the scheme for the merger/amalgamation of TCI Seaways Ltd (TCISL), an unlisted group company engaged in coastal and international cargo movement, with ... More

    Arbitrator fixes Maha Scooters share price at Rs 151.63
    THE sole arbitrator, appointed by the two joint venture partners of Maharashtra Scooters Ltd (MSL), today officially announced the price recommendation for a share of MSL at Rs 151.63. The board of Western Maharashtra Development Corporation ... More

    NEW PROJECTS


    Heavy commercial vehicle unit — Tata Motors requests W. Bengal to finalise incentive package
    TATA Motors has requested the State Government to make public the fiscal incentive package to be offered to the heavy commercial vehicle manufacturing unit it proposes to set up in West Bengal. The State is one of the few locations short-listed ... More

    Power Security opens Indian division
    POWER Security Services, a Dubai-based company, inaugurated the Indian division of its turnkey security solutions company here on Friday. Mr Venu Gopal, Director, Power Security Services, told newspersons that the security division of the ... More

    TTK Prestige to set up 2 plants
    MUMBAI: Transforming itself from a pressure cooker company to a total kitchen solutions company, TTK Prestige has decided to set up manufacturing base in Coimbatore and Himachal Pradesh. With the aim to expand capacity and avail itself ... More

    REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS


    Serious Frauds Investigation Office may get more powers
    THE Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) has constituted a committee to look into ways to strengthen the Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO), including whether the investigating body should be given more teeth. "The committee would see what ... More

    TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


    AP Paper declares lockout
    ANDHRA Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd has declared a lockout at its unit - CP — located at MR Palem in East Godavari district from Tuesday. The company has informed the stock exchanges that the workmen of the unit - CP continue to be on ... More

    IPOS


    Sakuma Exports to tap capital market on Feb 8 with IPO
    SAKUMA Exports Ltd (SEL) is entering the capital market on February 8 with an initial public offering of 66,66,667 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a price of Rs 50 each amounting to Rs 33.33 crore and 10 lakh cumulative redeemable ... More

    OUTLOOK


    GVK Power to bid for overseas contracts
    GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd, which has been restructured as a holding company for the power businesses of the Hyderabad-based GVK group, hopes to bid for operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts in projects abroad. Mr Som Bhupal, Director More

    Hind Motors bullish on auto components biz
    HINDUSTAN Motors has begun to use the facilities at its Uttarpara factory to manufacture components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This business is expected to go a long way in helping the company become profitable by the quarter ... More

    PEOPLE


    Actis managing partner rejoins Punjab Tractors board
    THE Managing Partner of private equity firm Actis, Mr Donald Peck, has rejoined the board of Punjab Tractors Ltd, in which the private equity firm has a stake of about 29 per cent. Mr Peck had resigned from the board of the tractor company in ... More

    Jai Hiremath on Novartis board
    MUMBAI: Hikal's Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Mr Jai Hiremath has been appointed as Director on the board of Novartis India Ltd. This is in the place of Mr S.D. Kulkarni, who has resigned from the Board of Directors of Novartis. Mr ... More


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