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<ul><li><keyword id="50726" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="GMR-Infrastructure">GMR Infrastructure</keyword> divested its entire 51% stake in Kakinada SEZ Ltd to Aurobindo Realty. </li><li>The company said the divestment proceeds will be used majorly to reduce the indebtedness of GMR Group. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>GMR Infrastructure shares climbed 10% today after the company divested its entire 51% stake in Kakinada SEZ Ltd to Aurobindo Realty. In a regulatory filing, GMR Infrastructure announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of entire 51% stake owned by its wholly-owned subsidiary GMR SEZ and Port Holding Ltd (GSPHL) in Kakinada SEZ Ltd (KSEZ) to Aurobindo Realty and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. <div type="image" title="GMR" msid="78311921" hostid="261"></div> "As part of the proposed transfer of stake of KSEZ, the 100 per cent equity stake of Kakinada Gateway Port Ltd (KGPL) held by KSEZ would also be transferred to Aurobindo Realty. Total consideration for the sale of equity stake as well as the sub-debt in KSEZ is ₹2,610 crore," the company said. GMR Infra said out of the total consideration, ₹1,600 crore would be received on the closing date and balance 1,010 crore would be received in next 2 to 3 years, which is contingent upon certain agreed milestones. Proceeds will be used majorly to reduce the indebtedness of GMR Group. KSEZ is engaged in the business of implementation of a port-based multi-product special economic zone project at Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh and KGPL has the concession granted by the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a greenfield commercial port in the state. The sale transaction shall be subject to receipt of regulatory and other statutory approvals, the company added. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/latest-updates-on-india-china-border-issue/articleshow/78162853.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">US President Donald Trump offers help on India-China border tensions — again</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/covid-19-vaccine-from-novavax-begins-late-stage-trials-in-the-uk-recruits-10000-people-for-the-study/articleshow/78309823.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax begins late-stage trials in the UK — recruits 10,000 people for the study</a>

GMR Infra shares soar 10% after it divests entire stake in Kakinada SEZ to Aurobindo Realty

<ul><li>The deal will result in the separation of GMR’s airports business from its other divisions. </li><li>Tata Group will get a 20% stake in the airports business. </li><li>An affiliate of Singapore <keyword id="169741" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sovereign-wealth-fund">sovereign wealth fund</keyword> GIC and a special situations and turnaround-focused investment firm, SSG Capital Management, will each own a 15% and 10% stake, respectively. </li><li>The deal will help GMR “substantially” pay down its debt and strengthen its balance sheet. </li></ul>India’s <keyword id="201409" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="GMR-Infrastructure-Ltd">GMR Infrastructure Ltd</keyword>. (GIL), which operates the <keyword id="89772" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indira-Gandhi-International-Airport">Indira Gandhi International Airport</keyword>, has brought on the Tata Group as an investor in its airports business, in a restructuring deal valued at about ₹224.75 billion ($3.2 billion). Tata, along with an affiliate of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, and SSG Capital Management, a special situations and turnaround investment firm, have agreed to together invest ₹80 billion ($1.15 billion) in GMR Airports Ltd, according to a company statement. GMR shares jumped almost 10% following the news of the deal. According to the terms of the deal, Tata will get a 20% stake in the airports business, while GIC and SSG will each own a 15% and 10% stake, respectively. Its existing private equity investors who hold 5.8% stake in the company will cash out as part of the deal. The deal will result in the separation of GMR’s airports business and “demerger” of its energy, highways, urban Infrastructure &amp; transportation businesses. The demerger and the resulting spin out will pave the way for a “restructuring” of the business, helping GMR pay down debt, and have other “multiple strategic benefits.” The ₹22.5 billion-deal, subject to regulatory approvals, also includes earn-outs of up to ₹4.5 billion over the next five years that will be payable by the investors based on certain performance-related milestones. GIL plans to retain management control over the Airports Business, while the investors will have board seats. As part of the transaction, the investors plan to pump in fresh equity of ₹10 billion into the airports business and spend ₹70 billion towards buying out shares from existing investors, according to the statement. “The proposed investment endorses the strength of the unparalleled Airport platform created by <keyword id="46306" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="GMR-Group">GMR Group</keyword> and will reduce our debt substantially, strengthening our balance sheet,” Grandhi Kiran Kumar, Managing Director &amp; CEO, GIL, said in the statement. The deal and the “large pool of capital” will help grow the GMR Airport infrastructure business, Kumar added. GMR’s airports portfolio includes the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, Hyderabad’s <keyword id="114800" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajiv-Gandhi-International-airport">Rajiv Gandhi International Airport</keyword>, and the Mactan Cebu International Airport in partnership with Megawide in Philippines.

Tata Group enters airports business with a $3.2 billion restructuring deal with GMR

<ul><li>Indian stock market indices opened in green on Friday.</li><li>The Sensex was trading 0.45% higher, while the Nifty50 was up 0.46%. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing on D-street today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian benchmark stock index, Sensex advanced over 175 points in early trade on Friday, led by gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and RIL amid persistent foreign fund inflow and positive cues from global peers. The Sensex was trading 0.45% higher, while the Nifty50 was up 0.46%. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Motors </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharti Infratel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">JSW Steel </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UPL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Technologies </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zee Entertainment Limited </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Adani Ports &amp; SEZ </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of August 28, 10:06 am These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today: Future Enterprises hit 5% upper circuit Kishore Bhayani owned Future Enterprises shares hit 5% upper circuit after <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/future-enterprises-board-meets-tomorrow-to-seal-reliance-retail-deal/articleshow/77795529.cms">news reports</a> surfaced that the board will meet on Saturday to finalise the sale of the group’s retail business to Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Retail. The news also brought a rally of 4.46% in Future Retail shares, 5% in Future Lifestyle Fashions shares and nearly 3% in Future Consumer shares. Sun Pharma gained over 2% Sun Pharma gained over 2% after the company Chairman Israel Makov said that the pharma major is conducting clinical trials to test the effectiveness of many existing medicines in treating symptoms of COVID-19. GMR Infra opened 4% higher GMR Infrastructure gained 4% during the early trading hours after the company decided to restructure its business. The GMR group said after demerging the business energy, urban infrastructure and EPC services - will be split into GPUIL. And, the airport business will be listed separately. Bharat Electronics, BHEL, L&amp;T, Bharat Forge rally Defence stocks Bharat Electronics, BHEL, L&amp;T, Bharat Forge, rallied after defence chief of India<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-likely-to-introduce-a-second-defence-import-embargo-list-by-the-end-of-year-as-it-chases-down-5-billion-in-exports/articleshow/77797223.cms"> General Bipin Rawat said the government is looking to introduce another list</a> that will restrict the import of defence items. The second list will be aimed at creating more opportunities for Indian defence firms. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gained % </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharat Electronics </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BHEL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.46% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharat Forge </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.63% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">18% </td></tr></tbody></table> NMDC gains 10% Shares of state owned NMDC gained 10% despite weak quarterly results. The company reported over 54% fall in its net profit to ₹531.35 crore in the first quarter ended June 30. NMDC board has also approved the demerger of its subsidiary, NMDC Iron and Steel Plant. Allcargo Logistics shares plunged 2% Allcargo Logistics shares shed 2% the day after the company’s board considered voluntary delisting of shares. According to the stock-exchange filing, the board would meet again to discuss the delisting proposal in detail, after receipt of the due diligence report from Inga Ventures, the merchant banker. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-in-trade-hdfc-bank-sun-pharma-hcl-tech-hal-bharat-forge-bhel-kotak-mahindra-indusind-bank-gmr-infra-and-more/articleshow/77795938.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Top stocks to watch in trade— HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, HAL, Bharat Forge, BHEL, Kotak Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, GMR Infra and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sp-500-closes-at-record-high-after-fed-signals-it-will-keep-stimulating-the-economy/articleshow/77794440.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">S&amp;P 500 closes at record high after Fed signals it will keep stimulating the economy</a>

Top stock movers — Future Enterprises, Future Retail, Sun Pharma, L&T, HAL, Axis Bank, GMR Infra, Bharat Forge, RIL, NMDC and more

<ul><li>At 7:45 am, the SGX Nifty was up 1.04% at 8.72 points pointing towards a higher start for the Nifty50.</li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Amid positive cues from the global peers, Indian stock-market indices are likely to open in green on Friday. At 7:45 am, the SGX Nifty was trading 1.04% higher at 8.72 points, pointing towards a higher start for the Nifty50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.57% to close at 28,492.27 points, as investors parsed through the US Federal Reserve’s new policy strategy on inflation and a slew of key economic data. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session on Friday: Sun Pharma Sun Pharmaceutical Chairman Israel Makov said the company is conducting clinical trials to test the effectiveness of many existing medicines in treating symptoms of COVID-19. The shares of Sun Pharma ended over 2% higher on Thursday. HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank Global index provider FTSE Russell removed three lenders from its indices— HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. The firm said the banks failed to meet minimum foreign headroom requirements. The shares of HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank ended nearly a percent lower on Thursday, whereas IndusInd Bank was up 7%. HCL Technologies HCL Technologies has set up its first European Cybersecurity Fusion Center in Sweden. HCL Technologies’ Cybersecurity Fusion Center (CSFC) is a state-of-the-art security operation and response facility, integrating multi-domain security teams, processes and cutting-edge analytics - enabling organisations to detect threats faster and resolve incidents efficiently, the company said in a statement. The shares of HCL Tech ended nearly 0.13% lower on Thursday. NMDC The state-owned NMDC reported over 54% fall in its net profit to ₹531.35 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, mainly on account of lower income due to COVID-19. The shares of NMDC ended nearly 1% higher on Thursday. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) The offer for sale (OFS) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was oversubscribed 1.6 times by non-retail investors. The government has decided to exercise the “green shoe” option. The “green shoe” refers to the option of over-allotment of shares. The shares of HAL ended nearly 14% lower on Thursday. Defence stocks in focus Other defence stocks like Bharat Forge, BHEL and Bharat Electronics will also be in focus today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need for Atma Nirbhar Bharat in the defence sector. Some of the highlights from commentary include - opening up the foreign direct investment till 74% through automatic route, and expanding the list for defence imports. IDFC Bank IDFC Bank reported a consolidated net loss of ₹26.46 crore for the quarter ended June 30. The consolidated total income fell to ₹103.99 crore during the period, as against ₹133.04 crore in the same quarter last year. The shares of IDFC ended nearly 2% lower on Thursday. Allcargo Logistics The board of directors of Allcargo Logistics considered voluntary delisting of shares proposal in a meeting yesterday. The company has appointed Inga Ventures as a merchant banker. The company in a stock-exchange filing said the board would meet again to discuss the delisting proposal in detail, after receipt of the due diligence report from the Merchant Banker. The shares of Allcargo Logistics ended nearly 4% lower on Thursday. GMR Infra GMR Infrastructure has decided to restructure its business. In a 'scheme of arrangement' involving vertical split demerger of the non-airport business — these include energy, urban infrastructure and EPC services - will be split into GPUIL. The airport business will be listed separately. The shares of GMR Infra ended 0.19% higher on Thursday.

Top stocks to watch in trade— HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, HAL, Bharat Forge, BHEL, Kotak Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, GMR Infra and more

<ul><li>India’s major airlines Indigo, <keyword id="959120" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="SpiceJet-shares">SpiceJet shares</keyword> fell by nearly 5% in early trade on May 18. </li><li>This came after the Ministry of Home Affairs said that all domestic and international air travel of passengers would be prohibited, except for domestic medical services.</li><li>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday in her relief package announced to open up more of its airspace for airlines to ply. </li></ul>A day after Indian government extended flight suspension till May 31 in the wake of coronavirus lockdown airline stocks crashed. The shares of India’s major airlines Indigo and SpiceJet fell by nearly 5% in early trade on May 18. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/2445791" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/2445791/embed"></div>]]></cdata></div> <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/2445817" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/2445817/embed"></div>]]></cdata></div> Under India’s new lockdown extension to which netizens are calling Lockdown 4.0, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended the prohibition on scheduled domestic and international passenger flights till May 31. This came after the Ministry of Home Affairs in its new guidelines for Lockdown 4.0 said that all domestic and international air travel of passengers would be prohibited, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes. Shorter route and cheaper fuel fails to woo investors <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75786721" title="Goldman Sachs’s China recovery data can spark hope for HUL and D-Mart, and make Maruti, Tata Motors and IndiGo more anxious" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday in her relief package to cushion the doomed economic sector announced to open up more of India’s airspace for airlines to ply. She also said the sector would be provided with ease in taxation as well as restrictions to bring down costs for aviation firms. “60% of the Indian airspace is freely available because it is fairly restricted for civil and defence purposes, so we have been taking longer routes. This has to be rationalised for optimum utilisation of time and fuel. Customers can get to their destinations quicker and cheaper,” FM Sitharaman said. However, the aviation industry experts were disappointed as no direct benefits were announced. “The measures announced on Saturday are all long term. The industry at large needed immediate direct benefit to survive from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the airlines are on the verge of going bankrupt. We really expect the government to come up with a second round of measures,” a senior executive of a private carrier requesting anonymity told <a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/may/16/covid-19-relief-package-aviation-industry-disappointed-as-no-direct-benefits-announced-2144232.html">TNIE</a>. The aviation industry is staring at losses to the tune of ₹25,000 crore, according to a CRISIL report. “These are preliminary estimates, and aggregate losses could increase if the lockdown is extended beyond the first quarter. As and when operations resume, overall operational capacity will hover at 50-60% for the rest of the fiscal. Consequently, mergers and acquisitions of airlines, and relook at expansion plans of private and upcoming greenfield airports would be possibilities," <a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/india/covid-19-impact-indian-aviation-may-incur-rs-25-000-crore-losses-says-crisil-11588838896045.html">said Jagannarayan Padmanabhan</a>, director and practice leader, transport &amp; logistics, Crisil Infrastructure Advisory. <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/will-the-aviation-industry-recover-from-the-pandemic/article31359708.ece">Globally</a>, the industry’s revenues could be cut by $252 billion in 2020. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indigo-spicejet-adani-gmr-gvk-share-price-may-gain-after-civil-aviation-reforms/articleshow/75775888.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Indigo and Spicejet get shorter routes, cheaper fuel bills while Adani, GMR, and GVK get more airport projects to bid for</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indigo-share-price-jump-after-airline-denies-interest-in-virgin-australia/articleshow/75688856.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">IndiGo shares take off after airline denies interest in Virgin Australia</a>

Indigo, SpiceJet shares crash in morning trade after India keeps flights grounded till May 31

<ul><li><keyword id="19912128" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chandra" source="keywords">Chandra</keyword> hit upon the idea to launch a TV channel after he saw big hotels showing CNN via satellite dishes during the Gulf War.</li><li><keyword id="19976119" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee" source="keywords">Zee</keyword> was India’s first private TV channel and had pioneered many superhit TV shows, reality shows and kickstarted the careers of many media barons.</li><li>Chandra entered the infrastructure business and planned a hostile takeover of IVRCL which failed.</li><li>By the mid-2010s, his new ventures had piled up a huge debt which pushed him to sell stake in crown jewel, Zee.</li></ul>Remember Hum Paanch? <keyword id="20328693" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-antakshari" source="keywords">Zee Antakshari</keyword>? Phillips Top 10? These shows, now shared around social media by nostalgia lovers, were the first taste of Hindi TV programmes for many millennials. The generation saw the country move away from one or two channels with very limited entertainment programming; with the entry of private companies into satellite programming, forcing Indians to buy TVs that needed remotes. The man who made this revolution possible was Subhash Chandra, a bright young man from Hisar. Born into an Agrawal Bania family, Chandra entered into business early in his life, and in the 70s before TV wasn’t around in India. After his family business fell into debt, he had to abruptly leave college, go back to Haryana and work on repaying debts. He started off running a pulse polishing mill with moderate success, but his fortunes improved as he supplied grains to Food Corporation of India (FCI). By late 80s and early 90s, he was exporting rice and soybeans to Russia, and had also started a packaging company. It was all running smoothly, until one election season he saw that politicians were renting out vans with projectors and screens for their roadshows. He later learnt that Five-Star Hotels owned satellite dishes and were telecasting CNN during the Gulf War. That’s when the idea of broadcasting content with ads in between came to him, he told Outlook Business in <a href="https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials-34/secret-diary-of-an-entrepreneur_2018/live-in-the-present-dont-recount-and-regret-the-past-4353">Secret Diary of Subhash Chandra</a>. <div type="image" title="hum paanch twitter" msid="107136147" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Source: Twitter (Now X) &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The realm of reality TV As he went about it, he was laughed off by DD executives, who coolly told him that they employ hundreds of people and equipment worth thousands of crores. He then intended to lease a transponder in Hong Kong and broadcast from there. STAR’s Li Ka-shing was not so receptive to the idea of broadcasting business in India. After many twists and turns, he rented a transponder; and India’s got its first Hindi channel in the Star bouquet in 1992. Initially there was only three hours of programming, with reruns of old DD serials. But it soon branched<a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JV7xB6PWkkl5q2Glq8tT8K/The-zee-story-turns-20.html"> out with chat shows </a>like Chakravyuha. Many media barons like Ronnie Screwala who produced the chat show started their careers at Zee. Pritish Nandy also had a show on it called Fiscal Fitness. The hugely popular Aap Ki Adalat, which now airs on India TV, also debuted on Zee. Rajat Sharma, its popular interviewer, also expanded the group’s political vista. The Union Minister Smriti Irani was briefly a stringer for Zee News which was launched later by the group. She, however, also became the star of Star Plus’ super hit TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in early 2000s. In addition to comedy shows, Zee diversified into drama shows like Neena Gupta starring Parampara in addition to <keyword id="20328692" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-horror-show" source="keywords">Zee Horror Show</keyword>. Its hugely popular Antakshari show was hosted by stars like Renuka Shahane, Pallavi Joshi and Annu Kapoor. <div type="image" title="annu kapoor" msid="107136187" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Source: Twitter (Now X)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Bags of fan mail In spite of growing success, Chandra had to convince advertisers to shift from print and outdoor ads to TV advertising. He did it by lugging along bags of fan mail sent by viewers of his shows. By the time other players saw how valuable reaching all over India with Hindi shows was, he was miles ahead. He added more channels across movies, music in addition to news, across languages to his bouquet. By the time the world entered the new millennium, he had captured a large chunk of India’s eyeballs, not to mention hearts. The deal with Richard Li, son of Li Ka-shing also included an option to buy 25% stake in the venture within a year. By the time he realised it was good business, the option had long expired. Chandra refused to sell him the stake, took his company public, and the issue was subscribed 60 times over. The goatee-sporting man had become one of India’s first media barons and a billionaire. A failed hostile takeover By 2004, his media conglomerate was running steady, but Chandra, true to himself, was already hunting for the next big bet. The sector he chose was infrastructure. Back then, India was building roads, adding power generation as well as distribution assets, and setting-up ports and airports with a renewed fervour. Many small regional players like GMR and GVK became national companies after they won large-scale airport projects. It seemed like a good business. However, by the time Chandra entered it in 2008, the sector was showing signs of fatigue, due to credit crunch and more. Players were seeing the effects of adding heavy debt onto books. One such company was Hyderabad-based IVRCL which had a good set of projects, sizeable orderbook but was crushing under debt, in 2012. It was borrowing money for working capital purposes, and projects were moving ahead slower. Chandra believed that a hostile takeover of the company would catalyse its infra business which was executing a few highway projects. He went in and acquired a tad over 12% stake in the company when IVRCL too changed track. It stopped bidding for new projects, started monetising its projects and paring down its debt. Eventually Chandra had to sell off his stock at a loss. Takeovers are a high stakes game. Though the financials were never disclosed, the assumption, based on the company’s market cap at that time, he might have spent ₹200 crore on it. On the other hand, its own infrastructure business never scaled up later on, and continued to report deep losses for the next few years. It was a strategy gone wrong, as he later admitted in his open letter. Politics to pledging In 2016, Chandra made his political debut to become a Rajya Sabha MP representing BJP in Haryana. The close contest between him and the Congress candidate R K Anand was also interesting in other ways too. Chandra was declared winner after 14 votes were made invalid as they used the wrong pens. In 2022, Chandra changed his ‘native home <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/06/08/why-subhash-chandras-rajya-sabha-dreams-are-now-congresss-nightmares">town’ to Rajasthan</a> and filed his nomination as an independent candidate backed by BJP. He however accepted defeat after he fell short of over 40 votes. On the other end, his business was branching out into many businesses, with varying successes, soaking in capital. It entered financial services, acquired Peerless Mutual Fund, investment banking, private equity and much more. It went into education with a chain of K-12 schools, gold refineries in addition to related media businesses like Fun Cinemas and Dish TV. He also had plans for a wellness company. These expansions came at a cost, and a huge debt. The group soon had 87 operating companies which had straddled debt to the tune of ₹17,000 crore, as per estimates. How was so much money raised? The promoters had to pledge their shares in listed entities like Zee Entertainment, Dish TV, Zee Media Corporation, SITI Networks, <keyword id="19960022" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-learn" source="keywords">Zee Learn</keyword> and Shirpur Gold refinery. Reports suggest that <a href="https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news%2Fbusiness%2Fdoes-zee-news-need-a-commercial-bank-subhash-chandra#read-more">anywhere between 60-90% of their </a>shares in these companies were pledged with lenders in the mid-2010s. The chickens however came to roost in 2018 when the<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/ilfs-crisis-spilling-beyond-finance-chandras-zee-feeling-the-heat/articleshow/67734787.cms?from=mdr"> NBFC IL&amp;FS bankruptcy spooke</a>d the markets, making it tough for him to rollover debt. The loss of crown jewel Soon, the promoters were forced to sell the stake that they had pledged. Zee’s promoter shareholding fell from 42% to a dismal 4% in its crown jewel, Zee Entertainment. In the meanwhile, its flagship Zee’s earnings also started dwindling, worrying analysts and investors; that led the market regulator to look into it. Between 2021 and 2023, its profits slid by 48%. In 2021, for the second time in two years, Chandra admitted to his mistakes that led to default. He announced <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/subhash-chandra-claims-91-debt-with-43-lenders-settled/articleshow/85007881.cms?from=mdr">that he had settled</a> 91% of his debts with 43 lenders. “I have no regrets for parting with a substantial ownership in the business and specially in the jewels of the crown,” he said in an open letter. Apart from the promoter crisis, the businesses were moving at a slow pace too. Satellite pay TV has become less attractive to viewers now used to streaming. Dish TV, owned by his brother, has been losing steam as well. Edtech is facing its own existential crisis. His digital ventures of Zee5 progressed but at a slow rate due to heavy competition. There are no updates on his plans for its metaverse venture, oddly named Maayaverse. On top of it, Zee’s plans to merge with Sony fell through, after two years of negotiations. Sony is also seeking a $90 million termination fee, which Zee intends to contest. That means more legal troubles, barely a year after it settled a dispute with J C Flowers, an asset reconstruction company. Chandra and his son Puneet Goenka are now part of a <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sebi-subhash-chandra-punit-goenka-sebis-flowcharts-explain-how-zee-bosses-allegedly-faked-loan-recovery-4119857">probe by market regulator SEBI</a>, to see if money was siphoned off from the listed entities. That would be a tough spot to any businessman, let alone one who is devoid of crown jewels and without a seat in the parliament. 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