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<ul><li>L&amp;T management reassured investors after its hostile takeover of Mindtree</li><li>The conglomerate's IT subsidiary L&amp;T Infotech and Mindtree will operate as separate entities</li><li>Investors in Mindtree will be given an open offer at ₹980</li><li>L&amp;T will even consider to buy back shares from Mindtree's investors</li></ul> Shares of L&amp;T Infotech gained over 3.7% during mid-day trade on Tuesday (March 19) after a reassurance from the L&amp;T managment. "Our intent is to keep both of them separate,” President SN Subrahmanyan said at a press conference after the conglomerate, which spans businesses from infrastructure to information technology, bought a controlling stake in the Bengaluru-based Mindtree. This will be the first hostile takeover of an Indian information technology (IT) services firm as Mindtree's founders resisted the takeover by L&amp;T. L&amp;T Infotech, which is the conglomerate's IT subsidiary, has already lost a lot of share value since January when the rumours of the takeover surfaced. Investors <a target="_blank" href="https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/l-t-infotech-shares-already-carry-scars-of-meddling-with-mindtree-1552842303673.html">fear merging with Mindtree</a>, which has only one large client that is Microsoft, may hurt the performance of L&amp;T Infotech, whose stock price has more than doubled in the last three years and has a <a target="_blank" href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/lt-set-to-seal-mindtree-deal-with-caf-coffee-day-founder-vg-siddhartha/articleshow/68457010.cms">significantly wider profit</a> margin of 16% compared to Mindtree's 10%. However, Subrahmanyan explained that L&amp;T Infotech will continue its existing focus on banking, insurance etc, whereas Mindtree will operate in retail and hospitality. L&amp;T will buy coffee baron VG Siddhartha's20.4% stake in the the mid-tier IT services company Mindtree for approximately ₹3,300 crore. L&amp;T also intends to purchase an additional stake of upto 15% from the open market and another 31% from Mindtree shareholders at ₹980 per share.

L&T Infotech and Mindtree will remain separate and the open offer will be at ₹980

Former <keyword id="6354512" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Infosys">Infosys</keyword> senior vice-president <keyword id="1655117" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chandrashekar-Kakal">Chandrashekar Kakal</keyword> has joined Mumbai-based IT company <keyword id="6354919" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="LT">L&amp;T</keyword> Infotech as its chief operating officer (COO). Prior to this appointment, Kakal headed the India business unit of Infosys and was the global head of business IT services (BITS) at the company. Kakal's resignation was the ninth senior-level exit from Infosys. 
 
L&amp;T Infotech, an IT services and solutions company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the construction and engineering major Larsen &amp; Toubro. The company provides end-to-end solutions and services across sectors, including BFSI, energy, utilities, consumer electronics and healthcare. 
 
L&amp;T Infotech's total income grew 22% to Rs 3,862 crore during FY2012-13. The division's EBITDA margins grew 25.1% in FY 2013-14, compared to 21% in FY2012-13. It now expects to touch $1 billion revenue mark in FY2014-15. The company also planned a number of acquisitions this year, but none has been announced yet. The last major acquisition came in February 2011 when L&amp;T Infotech acquired Citigroup's Canadian IT outsourcing arm Citigroup Fund Services for $40 million.

Infosys' Chandrashe​kar Kakal Joins L&T
Infotech As COO

After <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=flipkart&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Flipkart</a>, InMobi, etc deferred the joining dates of new recruits; <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=L%26T&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Larsen &amp; Toubro</a> Infotech withdrew as many as 1500 job offer from students, leaving them in a lurch. 
 
The interviews were taken back in 2014 and after one and half years, a rejection letter has left students surprised and shocked. 
 
<a href="http://www.thenewsminute.com/">The News Minute</a> reported that around 250 students across the country received mails saying they were rejected due to their performance in the test - a rule they had never heard of. 
 
Students, mostly from Chennai, said they had never heard of any assessment test. 
 
Meanwhile, sources from placement cell officers in these prominent colleges said to <a href="http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-were-cheated-why-tn-students-are-hunger-strike-against-lt-44059">The News Minute</a>, “We have recorded them as placed on the basis of the initial mail in 2014 that congratulated them and told them they were a part of L&amp;T. What happens after that is none of our business. Companies can hold any test they like, ethical or not. 
 Now, anguished students have gone on a hunger strike, calling <keyword id="154871" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="LT-Infotech">L&amp;T Infotech</keyword> move as unethical. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/IIM-A-has-written-a-strongly-worded-letter-to-Flipkart-after-it-defers-joining-dates-of-recruits/articleshow/52430050.cms">IIM-A has written a strongly worded letter to Flipkart after it defers joining dates of recruits</a> 
 
On 26th May, a group of 6,500 candidates who sat for L&amp;T placements in Chennai between September and November 2014 in Chennai were provided offer of intent letters. While they outlined that they weren't legally binding, they were sent subsequent letters and told to wait as they would be accepted in batches. 
 
With this offer of intent however, came a congratulatory mail. “You are now part of L&amp;T Infotech.” A series of letters followed detailing batchwise recruitment procedures based on ranking and academic performances. 
 
Under the impression that they were hired, students rejected multiple job offers. 
 
“We were given instructions by the placement cells not to sit for any other interviews. And not even subtle verbal ones – they were mails and warnings sent out in bold, huge letters,” said one of the students on the condition of anonymity. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Flipkart-calls-deferring-joining-dates-of-campus-recruits-a-tough-decision-but-necessary/articleshow/52437180.cms">Flipkart calls deferring joining dates of campus recruits "a tough decision but necessary"</a> 
 
Meanwhile, HR representatives of L&amp;T Infotech, who handled the placements, told The News Minute that they have resigned. 
 
“We have fought for these students, we have had to take quite a lot of risks. But we decided it was enough,” said a former HR officer, on the condition of anonymity. 
 
Now students, who have loans to repay, are demanding a compensation for 18 months, saying this has been a traumatic experience for them.

L&T Infotech withdraws job offer from 1500 students, mostly from Chennai

<ul><li>Mindtree shares open the week with gains of over 2% </li><li>L&amp;T is set to make a hostile bid as the company's founders refuse let go of control</li><li>Company's strategic investor, coffee baron VG Siddhartha, is expected sell his 21% stake to L&amp;T</li></ul> Indian technology services company Mindtree, backed by coffee baron VG Siddhartha, is at the centre of a takeover battle between the company's founders and one of the country's biggest conglomerates, Larsen and Toubro (L&amp;T). Shares of Mindtree opened the day up over 2% on Monday (March 18) as investors expect the battle for control between the hostile suitor L&amp;T, which has proposed to buy out <a href="https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate/mindtree-founders-plan-buyback-wall-to-block-lt/68435104" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Siddhartha's 21% stake</a> in the company, and the existing leadership determined to keep control of the company. If L&amp;T pulls it off, it would be the first hostile takeover of an Indian IT company. The founders, Krishnakumar Natarajan, Subroto Bagchi, NS Parthasarathy and Rostow Ravanan, together own 13.32% stake in the company and they are so reluctant to let go of the company that Bagchi left a government job to avert a hostile takeover of Mindtree by L&amp;T. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 The board of directors informed the stock exchange on Friday that it will consider a share buyback in a meeting on March 20. The move has come after the founders <a href="https://www.livemint.com/" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">reportedly</a> could not find private equity investors to counter L&amp;T's offer. L&amp;T <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/lt-to-make-1st-ever-hostile-bid-in-indian-it-for-mindtree/articleshow/68457037.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">reportedly</a> plans to spend $1 billion, including an open offer to minority investors, to gain controlling stake in the company. Indian takeover laws mandate that the suitor must buy shares worth 26% of the target company from the open market, if the stake in the target exceeds 25%. L&amp;T's offer price for another 31% stake in Mindtree may be around ₹980 apiece, a 4% premium to Friday’s closing price, the Economic Times reported. A share buyback by the existing board of directors at Mindtree would mean the company will use a part of its existing ₹2.8 billion reserves to thwart L&amp;T's bid. Investors may not like that, especially, at a time when there is premium offer on the table. On the other hand, L&amp;T Infotech, which is the conglomerate's IT subsidiary, has already lost a lot of share value since January when the rumours of the takeover surfaced. Investors <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/l-t-infotech-shares-already-carry-scars-of-meddling-with-mindtree-1552842303673.html" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">fear merging with Mindtree</a>, which has only one large client that is Microsoft, may hurt the performance of L&amp;T Infotech, whose stock price has more than doubled in the last three years and has a <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/lt-set-to-seal-mindtree-deal-with-caf-coffee-day-founder-vg-siddhartha/articleshow/68457010.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">significantly wider profit</a> margin of 16% compared to Mindtree's 10%.

India begins a new trading week with a hostile takeover battle between Mindtree's founders and L&T

<ul><li>While benchmark index Sensex has gained 1.55% in the last one month, these 10 stocks have lost more than 15% each during the period.</li><li>Note that markets across the globe have been very volatile and witnessed huge sell-off on expectation that the US Fed will hike interest rates sooner.</li><li>Check out the latest budget news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget">Business Insider</a>.</li></ul>Some of the most valuable stocks like Wipro, L&amp;T Infotech, Mindtree, Infoedge have witnessed huge sell-offs in the last 30 days. Some of it is also because investors across the globe are worried about high inflation and tighter monetary policies. Global markets have been very <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indian-markets-see-huge-sell-off-after-us-fed-says-interest-rate-hike-will-be-sooner-than-expected/articleshow/88728326.cms#:~:text=sooner%20than%20expected-,Indian%20markets%20see%20huge%20sell%2Doff%20after%20US%20Fed%20says,will%20be%20sooner%20than%20expected&amp;text=Markets%20were%20swayed%20by%20the,will%20stop%20economic%20stimulus%20measures.">volatile in the last one month on expectation </a>that the US Fed will hike interest rates sooner and will stop measures for economic stimulus. In the last one month benchmark index Sensex has gained 1.55%. Here are 10 stocks that have lost more than 15% each during the period. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top 10 losers that lost more than 15% in last one month </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% change </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">RBL Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-20% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dr Lal Pathlabs </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-18% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zee Entertainment </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-18% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Info Edge </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indraprastha Gas </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-18% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Vodafone Idea </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-19% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mindtree </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-15% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">PI Industries </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-15% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T Infotech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-15% </td></tr></tbody></table>Shares of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/rbl-bank-bandhan-bank-strides-pharma-saw-sharp-losses-this-year/slidelist/88614089.cms#slideid=88614546">RBL Bank </a>and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/zee-entertainment-shares-hits-upper-circuit-after-two-independent-directors-resign-on-investors-demand/articleshow/86189814.cms">Zee Entertainment Enterprises </a>have been under pressure for several months because of corporate misgovernance at the management level. Shares of technology and pharma companies have fallen the most in the last one month. Telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s fell sharply on ballooning losses and declining subscriber numbers. Meanwhile, Info Edge slipped significantly after its invested companies —online food aggregator Zomato and online insurance distributor PolicyBazaar — saw huge sell-off since IPO listing. While the emerging electric vehicle industry is booming for the right reasons, some gas companies are worried about their future. The government's efforts on promoting green energy to control pollution pose a threat to the growth of compressed natural gas sales for Indraprastha Gas. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/icici-bank-has-potential-to-make-lot-of-money-for-investors-say-analysts/articleshow/89086297.cms">ICICI Bank shares are sulking with the rest of the market, but analysts say it could make a lot of money for investors</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/there-is-a-silver-lining-in-vodafone-ideas-dark-numbers/articleshow/89086056.cms">There is a silver lining in Vodafone Idea’s dark numbers</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/adani-wilmar-is-looking-to-acquire-southern-players-in-edible-oil-fmcg-industry/articleshow/89080514.cms">Fortune oil maker Adani Wilmar is looking to acquire southern players in edible oil, FMCG industry</a>

Wipro, L&T Infotech, Zee Entertainment, Mindtree among top losers that hit investors’ portfolio in the last one month

<ul><li>HCL Technologies’ stock was trading over 10% in afternoon trade today after the IT services giant announced its mid-quarter review.</li><li>It issued a revenue growth guidance of 3.5% and EBIT of between 20.5% to 21% this quarter.</li><li>The rally led to the share price of other bigwig IT stocks — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and Tech Mahindra — to also shoot up by at least 3%.</li></ul>Indian IT services giant HCL Technologies’ mid-quarter review and guidance haveIT stocks rallying to new highs even as the COVID-19 uncertainty continues to loom. The company expects its revenue growth to be around 3.5% for this quarter, after reporting a dip of 7.2% at the end of June. HCL Tech’s own share price shows the biggest jump, rallying by over 10% in afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange. <div type="image" title="hcl tech share price" msid="78103712" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HCL Tech&amp;#39;s share price over the last three months&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In the rally led by HCL Tech, the other top 5 Indian IT stocks — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and L&amp;T Infotech — followed suit, shooting up by at least 3%. The boon for the even greater for TCS as the sudden rise took it to become the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/after-reliance-tcs-becomes-second-indian-firm-to-cross-9-lakh-crore-market-valuation/articleshow/78104482.cms">second Indian company to cross the ₹9 lakh crore mark </a>after Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries crossed the same threshold in October last year. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% change (trade today) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.26% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.13% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10.67% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.26% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.57% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T Infotech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.06% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: BSE as of 1:30 pm on September 14 HCL Tech’s mid-quarter review In the first three months of the current financial year, April to June, HCL Tech signed 11 new deals even though the number of large clients it has on its payroll did not increase. HCL's 7.2% fall in revenue is also greater, compared to its peers, who were also in the red but by a lesser margin. <div type="image" title="infosys vs tcs vs wipro revenue q1fy21 (2)" msid="78103761" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HCL Tech&amp;#39;s revenue dipped by 7.2% in the first quarter of the current financial year&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> “Good booking momentum continues this quarter, led by Life Sciences &amp; Healthcare, Telecom &amp; Media and Financial Services verticals,” <a href="https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/6cc42b7b-a7bd-4d58-8b02-ee10af20f6cb.pdf">HCL Tech</a> said in its filing with the BSE, adding that the pipeline continues to look healthy. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/its-not-just-india-chinese-intelligence-has-its-eye-on-more-than-2-4-million-individuals-across-the-us-japan-canada-australia-and-the-uk/articleshow/78101034.cms">It's not just India — Chinese intelligence has its eye on more than 2.4 million individuals across the US, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the UK</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-china-border-tension-will-be-in-focus-as-the-parliaments-monsoon-session-begins-today/articleshow/78098575.cms">India-China border tension will be in focus as the Parliament's Monsoon session begins today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/all-eyes-on-parliaments-monsoon-session-the-banking-regulation-amendment-bill-2020-may-not-be-on-the-docket-for-long/articleshow/78101791.cms">All eyes on Parliament's Monsoon session — the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 may not be on the docket for long</a>

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<ul><li>After <keyword id="90593" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Larsen-and-Toubro">Larsen and Toubro</keyword>’s (L&amp;T) hostile takeover of Mindtree, the company’s leading executives have resigned and it’s taking a toll on the company’s growth trajectory. </li><li>Mindtree’s quarterly results show a 41% yearly dip in net profits and a 53% drop in quarterly net profits.</li><li>Macquarie has revised the rating on Mindtree’s stock to ‘underperform’ expecting earnings per share to drop by at least 21%.</li><li>All eyes are on AM Naik, the company’s newly appointed non-executive chairman, to turn things around.</li></ul>The dramatic takeover of India’s IT consulting firm, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lt-infotech-and-mindtree-will-remain-separate-and-the-open-offer-will-be-at-980/articleshow/68477363.cms">Mindtree</a>, by Larsen and Toubro (L&amp;T) had its leading executives walking away and the company’s growth has taken a big hit. As the L&amp;T veteran and a marquee business leader in India, AM Naik, takes over as the non-executive Chairman of Mindtree, all eyes are on him to revive the firm’s fortunes. Last night, Mindtree reported a 41% dip in its year-on-year net profits from ₹158 crores last year to ₹93 crore this quarter. Its quarterly net profits showed an even larger drop of 53% from ₹198 crore last year. The share price of Mindtree was down nearly 5.5% at 10:20 am on Thursday. Mindtree’s revenue for the current quarter shows an 11% increase in comparison to last year’s first quarter from ₹1,640 crore to ₹1,834 crore. But quarter-to-quarter, the revenue growth is flat. Macquarie, an Australian financial services company, cut the rating on Mindtree’s stock to ‘Underperform’ estimating a drop of 21.6% to 24.8% in earnings per share largely due to executives leaving the company while the business slowed down amidst the takeover drama. Hostility and fear In March last year, L&amp;T — an infrastructure and construction company — instigated a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/mindtree-takeover-battle-lt-deals-the-first-blow-buying-coffee-baron-vg-siddharthas-stake/articleshow/68475544.cms">hostile takeover</a> of Mindtree by acquiring 20.4% stake in the company by buying shares from V.G. Siddhartha, the man behind the Cafe Coffee Day franchise in India. And, on June 27 this year, L&amp;T had 61% of the company’s controlling shares. This is reportedly the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lt-has-51-8-stake-in-mindtree-after-open-offer/articleshow/69960033.cms">first time</a> that a company has successfully completed a hostile takeover in India’s IT space. The IT firms’s chief executive officer (CEO), chairman and vice chairman had to file their resignations. Subroto Bagchi, Mindtree’s co-founder, is also set to retire at the end of the month and hasn’t asked to be reappointed to the company’s board. The stock of Mindtree has lost over a quarter of its value in the last three months as the drama played out. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lt-has-51-8-stake-in-mindtree-after-open-offer/articleshow/69960033.cms">L&amp;T takes over Mindtree in Indian IT’s first-ever hostile acquisition</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lt-infotech-and-mindtree-will-remain-separate-and-the-open-offer-will-be-at-980/articleshow/68477363.cms">L&amp;T Infotech and Mindtree will remain separate and the open offer will be at ₹980</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/mindtree-takeover-battle-lt-deals-the-first-blow-buying-coffee-baron-vg-siddharthas-stake/articleshow/68475544.cms">Mindtree takeover battle: L&amp;T deals the first blow buying coffee baron VG Siddhartha's stake</a>

The exodus of Mindtree executives has dented earnings and now shareholders are running for the hills — over to AM Naik

Equity benchmark <keyword id="6484188" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="sensex" source="Orion">Sensex</keyword> rallied nearly 400 points to soar past the 62,000-mark in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors <keyword id="6357149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc-bank" source="Orion">HDFC Bank</keyword>, <keyword id="6354919" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lt" source="Orion">L&amp;T</keyword> and Reliance Industries amid a positive trend in global markets. Extending its record-setting run, the 30-share index touched an all-time high of 62,159.78 in opening deals. It was trading 357.88 points or 0.58 per cent higher at 62,123.47. Similarly, the <keyword id="6354813" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="nifty" source="Orion">Nifty</keyword> surged 101.05 points or 0.55 per cent to 18,578.10. It touched a new intra-day record of 18,604.45 in early deals. L&amp;T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by <keyword id="43217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tech-mahindra" source="Orion">Tech Mahindra</keyword>, HCL Tech, <keyword id="44863" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hul" source="Orion">HUL</keyword>, Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel. On the other hand, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Titan, PowerGrid and Kotak Bank were among the laggards. In the previous session, the 30-share index ended 459.64 points or 0.75 per cent higher at its new closing record of 61,765.59, and Nifty surged 138.50 points or 0.76 per cent to its all-time closing high 18,477.05. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital market, as they purchased shares worth Rs 512.44 crore on Monday, as per exchange data. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo were trading with gains in mid-session deals. Stock exchanges on Wall Street too ended largely positive in the overnight session. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.05 per cent to USD 84.29 per barrel. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sbi-tata-power-lampt-infotech-and-other-top-stocks-to-watch-out-for-as-nifty-looks-to-extend-its-bull-run/slidelist/87126844.cms">SBI, Tata Power, L&amp;T Infotech and other top stocks to watch out for as Nifty looks to extend its bull run</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/dmart-is-continuing-to-do-what-it-knows-best-but-the-street-wants-more/articleshow/87113806.cms">DMart is continuing to do what it knows best but the street wants more</a>

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