He passed away at a London hospital
The appointment of the new MD and CEO comes at a time when the Hinduja Group is making a big push into clean energy with a plan to triple its renewable portfolio from 3 gigawatts (GW) to more than 10 GW by 2030.
Its current portfolio of 3 GW is backed by long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with central agencies such as SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) and NTPC.
Sources say RBI has asked the promoters of IndusInd Bank to nominate directors on the bank’s board and reverse the pledge created on promoter holdings as preconditions for further capital infusion
Switch Mobility, which specialises in electric buses and light commercial vehicles, sources a variety of battery packs from Tata Auto Component (TACO). At present, Switch-branded vehicles are assembled at Ashok Leyland facilities-e-buses in Ennore and e-LCVs at Hosur
As per industry analysts, the Indian electric city bus market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21 percent by 2030 with an EV penetration of 70 percent.
The Hinduja Group is seeking to secure a total of Rs 7,300 crore (approximately $873 million) in debt to complete the acquisition, which has been cleared by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) but has encountered delays due to regulatory and financing challenges.
It was earlier reported that Ashok Leyland will evaluate further investments in Switch Mobility, after a fund infusion of Rs 1,200 crore in the maker of electric buses in India and the UK, even as it remained open to external investments in the company.
The net profit for the quarter under review has declined significantly from the March quarter profit, which came in at Rs 900.41 crore.
Within the M&HCV growth momentum, Ashok Leyland is seeing strong demand growth from higher tonnage vehicles driven by better unit economics of these vehicles.
The flagship company of the Hinduja Group's consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 13,577.58 crore as compared to Rs 13,202.55 crore in the year-ago period
The IRDAI gave its approval for a 26 percent stake sale in Reliance Capital including in Reliance General Insurance Company, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company (RNLIC), and Reliance Health Insurance to the Hinduja Group.
IndusInd International Holdings is committed to securing clearances and aims to complete the transaction by May 27. Failure to meet stipulated deadlines could result in default, sources said.
IIHL is awaiting the green signal from the insurance sector regulator IRDAI for the Rs 9,661 crore Reliance Capital acquisition
IAMI is the Indian arm of Invesco Ltd, a leading independent global investment management firm with over $1.6 trillion in assets under management
Sundaram MF-Principal MF, HSBC AMC-L&T MF and Bandhan-led consortium acquiring IDFC MF are some of the transactions in the sector over the past few years.
The Hinduja Group flagship company was also gearing up to launch its electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) within the next few months.
The company is hoping to maintain its 30 percent market share this year and grow to about 35 percent going forward
The Chennai-based CV maker will commence the the delivery of these buses within the next few months.
To launch two e-LCVs in the fourth quarter of this fiscal; the firm is yet to find a strategic partner for its EV division.
In September, Britain's iconic Old War Office (OWO) of Prime Minister Winston Churchill which was frequented by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, opened its doors to the public as a luxury hotel - Raffles London at the OWO- for the first time since its completion in 1906. It was acquired by the Hinduja group in 2014, and the uber-premium destination was completed post more than eight years of renovation. Moneycontrol's Ashwin Mohan speaks to Sanjay Hinduja, Gulf Oil Chairman - watch!
The letter went from the Administrator after Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) rejected IIHL's proposal to raise funds for the RCAP acquisition by creating a pledge over the shares of Reliance General Insurance (RGIC) and Reliance Nippon Life Insurance (RNLIC), sources said.
Over the last five years, the country notched up the highest investment volume in Asia, according to research from the Global Private Capital Association, a body representing investors.
Twinkle Khanna said it was a 'pretty cool' experience meeting the UK prime minister Rishi Sunak.
The group, which employs over 200,000 people across 11 sectors, will look to complete the makeover within the next 3-4 years.