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   Tata Technologies Ltd plans to acquire companies to expand its defence footprint over the coming four years, a top executive said. “In the last six years our compound annual growth rate is 16%,” Tata Technologies CEO Warren Harris said in an interview to Washington-based DefenseNews.com. “We fully expect to be able to maintain that organically. Our trajectory over the next four years organically sees us going to $800 million, so we see about $200 million in revenue that will come in from acquisitions.” Tata Technologies is part of the $100 billion Tata Group.  Harris said that Tata Technologies’ business is about 70% automotive, 11% aerospace, and 12 % industrial heavy machinery. Harris wants to see aerospace grow at a much higher rate than automotive in order to maintain a balanced portfolio. Under the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,- India has moved swiftly to seal defence contracts. India’s high defence spending, along with the government’s ‘M...

No plans to launch Tata Technologies IPO – Cyrus Mistry

Tata Motors is not planning to list its engineering solutions and IT product developing subsidiary Tata Technologies. Tata Technologies IPO could have been a huge value unlocking trigger for Tata Motors. Speaking at the automaker’s annual general meeting, Chairman Cyrus Mistry answered to a query from a shareholder while adding that the focus currently is on turning around Tata Motors’ operations. Tata Motors owns 70.4% equity stake in Tata Technologies. We have no immediate plans for an initial public offer (IPO) for Tata Technologies. However, we will explore various options in the future – Cyrus Mistry, Chairman, Tata Motors Mistry also made clear that there are no plans to list the defense business. The Chairman said the flagship company’s business is going to increase in volatility. “We are all becoming used to unpredictable and dynamic market environments, learning to manage by anticipating customer needs, leveraging strong processes and building competitive product...

RBL Bank IPO explained

RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) is opening its upcoming IPO on 19 August in what will be the 16 th  public offer this year in India. Shares of the private sector bank are proposed to be listed on NSE and BSE on 31 August. RBL Bank IPO has been priced in the range of  INR224-225 per share  and investors can make applications in multiples of 65 shares. Here are 10 important aspects of this IPO: History  – RBL Bank was set up in 1943 as Ratnakar Bank – a regional banking firm with focus on Maharashtra. The bank persisted with its regional focus strategy till 2009. Renamed in December 2013 to RBL Bank. Transformation  – In 2010, the bank embarked on a major transformation with new owners and management at helm. RBL Bank acquired the business banking, credit card and mortgage portfolio businesses of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in India during in FY2014. The bank is extending its reach in rural and semi-urban India and unbanked parts of urban and metro India....

RBL Bank IPO: Price band, issue period, bid lot, QIB, retail portion finalised

RBL Bank, the Kolhapur-based private sector lender, will be entering the primary market with its initial public offering (IPO) on Aug.19, 2016. The bank plans to raise about Rs. 1,200 crore during the five-day offer period, as is evident from details now available. The bank had filed the draft prospectus with the regulator on June 23, 2015. Kolhapur-based RBL Bank had raised Rs. 488 crore in pre-IPO preferential placement of shares last December at Rs. 195 per share. The bank was incorporated in 1943 as Ratnakar Bank. The exercise was in accordance with its IPO document filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in June 2015 and the shares were placed with international investors, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CDC Group Plc.  Here are the details of RBL Bank IPO: Price band: Rs. 224-225 per share Issue opens on Aug. 19 and closes on Aug. 23 Bid lot: 65 equity shares or multiples thereof Overall issue size: 5,3...