According to an agreement with the Australian firm Apollo Minerals, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) would invest A$10 million in NewCo, which is a new company to be formed from the demerger of Apollo's business. Apollo Minerals is a diverse iron ore, base and precious metals exploration company. As part of the demerger, all iron ore assets will be transferred to New
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Global funds chase India’s highway sector
Global fund managers like Morgan Stanley, SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund, Uniquest Infra Ventures are showing interest to invest in the country's road sector following the positive policy gestures. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is urging government to allow developers to offload equity as soon as a project is completed. The change is being push
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Global funds chase India’s highway sector
Global fund managers like Morgan Stanley, SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund, Uniquest Infra Ventures are showing interest to invest in the country's road sector following the positive policy gestures. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is urging government to allow developers to offload equity as soon as a project is completed. The change is being push
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CLSA Mauritius offloads partial holding in Essar firms
Through open market transactions on the stock exchanges, CLSA Mauritius sold 33.54 lakh shares (amounting to 0.78 per cent) of Essar Ports for an average price of Rs 83.84 apiece valuing the deal at Rs 28.12 crore. In another transaction, the foreign fund house offloaded its entire stake of 1.28 per cent or 26.27 lakh scrips of Essar Shipping to Leman Diversified Fund. The shar
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Govt sticks to its disinvestment drive
The central government, which has so far managed to get over Rs 21,000 crore through selling part of its stake in five state-run firms, expressed commitment to divest stake in some more firms before the end of 2012-13. Now, with just 37 days left for the fiscal year to end, it has come out with a final list. the finance ministry anno
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ONGC yet to decide on selling stake in Cambay block
State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is yet to decide on selling its stake in the Mehsana block in the eastern flank of the Cambay basin of Gujarat to its partner Essar Energy. It is learnt that Essar, which owns 70 per cent stake in the block, wants to take full control of it. The government is learnt to have awarded the block prior to the
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Report on Petronet LNG deal expect in some weeks
According to media reports, a two-member team
appointed by the Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily, to probe the alleged irregularities in the gas supply deal between Petronet LNG (PLL) and Qatar-based Ras Laffan, would submit its report in some weeks. The team was appointed by the Moily in January as the earlier inquiry ordered by former minister Jaipal Redd
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Govt aims upto Rs 35 bn from stake sale in SAIL
Before the end of the financial year 2012-13, the government plans to offload 10.82 per cent of its stake in state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and garner Rs 2,700-3,500 crore. The department of disinvestment (DoD) in holding discussions with the steel ministry on this matter and soo
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Govt aims upto Rs 35 bn from stake sale in SAIL
Before the end of the financial year 2012-13, the government plans to offload 10.82 per cent of its stake in state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and garner Rs 2,700-3,500 crore. The department of disinvestment (DoD) in holding discussions with the steel ministry on this matter and soo
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IOC seeks clarity before raising stake in HPL
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which holds nearly nine per cent stake in Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL), would decide on raising its stake once clarity emerges, RS Butola, Chairman of IOC informed. The firm is expecting clarity on the first right of refusal by another promoter, The Chatterjee Group (TCG), on the stake