M&M digging 70 per cent bid in SsangYong Motor

M&M digging 70 per cent bid in SsangYong Motor

Mahindra & Mahindra expressed that it will obtain 70 per cent bet in the below par South Korean auto manufacturer SsangYong Motor for $463 million approximately Rs 2,105 crore in a way to turn out to be a worldwide utility vehicle most important.

The groups have put signature a ultimate accord to this consequence and the achievement procedure is anticipated to finish by March 2011, as per the statement made by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M).

As division of the accord, M&M will get hold of 70 per cent stake in SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) and out of the total expenditure of attainment of $463 million; $378 million will be in new-fangled equities and $85 million in commercial bonds.

The approaching jointly of Mahindra and SsangYong will outcome in a gung ho worldwide UV performer.

As one with its economic ability, Mahindra presents capability in sourcing and advertising approach whereas SsangYong has muscular ability in technology, as per Pawan Goenka, the M&M president (Automotive and Farm Equipment Sectors).


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Overseas firms look past weakness in Indian economy

Overseas firms look past weakness in Indian economy

Global firms are making huge investments in India's consumer market, despite the overall weakness in the Asia's third-largest economy.

In the recent past, consumer goods giant Unilever announced its decision to invest $5.4 billion to increase its stake in its Indian arm Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Available figures suggest that foreign companies collectively spent around $9.86 in mergers and acquisitions in India this year. The figure is the highest in Asia.

Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya to pilot AirAsia’s India operations

Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya to pilot AirAsia’s India operations

AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes on Wednesday revealed the identity of the person who will pilot the Malaysian airline's India operations.

Fernandes, the promoter of AirAsia, had announced in March that the airline had selected a very smart boy from Madras, with an amazing CV, as the CEO for AirAsia India.

Revealing the identity of the AirAsia India CEO, he yesterday said the CEO is 32-year-old, Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya, who is currently based in Singapore.