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Crompton Greaves Consumer swoops on Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances
Crompton Greaves Consumer announced that it had signed a definitive agreement on February 22 to acquire up to a 55% stake in Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances for Rs 1,379.68 crore, as the consumer electronics company seeks to increase its stake in small home appliances.
The company will complete the transaction at Rs 1,403.00 per share and will also buy certain Butterfly brands from Promoter Group for Rs 30.38 crore.
In addition, Crompton will also take a mandatory public offer at Rs 1,433.90 per share for a 26% stake in the company, which manufactures, markets and distributes kitchen and small appliances. This puts the open offer at Rs 666.57 crore.
The total transaction, comprising a 55% interest, public offering and trademark valued at Rs 2,076.63 crore, is expected to be funded through a combination of internal reserves and debt.
This comes after Moneycontrol first reported that Crompton was preparing to raid the company.
Crompton said the acquisition is a transformative step towards its long-term strategic goal of becoming a leading pan-India small appliance company. As one of the few integrated manufacturers in the space, Butterfly offers instantly expanding kitchen appliances with its diverse product portfolio, he added.
Shantanu Khosla, Managing Director of Crompton, said: “Crompton has set out a roadmap to ‘expand its core product portfolio’ in its long-term strategic plan. A key step in this roadmap is to strengthen the small appliance category. Butterfly, a more than five-year-old company has grown into a strong brand in South India. Butterfly’s proven distribution and branding strategy will lay the foundation for a stronger small appliance business led by mixers. This creates a platform for the complete kitchen game that can be integrated with any Families build stronger bonds.”
VM Lakshminarayanan, Chairman of Butterfly, said: “This move provides an opportunity for the Butterfly brand to have a strong presence in India.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Butterfly executive director VM Seshadri said he was satisfied with Crompton’s proposal, adding: “After the transaction closes, the current promoter will be declassified as the promoter and will no longer be a board member.” less than 10% and has a non-compete agreement with Crompton.
Kotak Investment Banking acted as financial advisor and manager of Crompton’s public offering, and Khaitan & Co acted as legal advisor to Crompton.
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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’
Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.
As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.
Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.
Congress demands JPC probe
Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.
He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.
The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.
“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.
Other Oppn leaders join attack
Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.
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Adani stocks latest updates
The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.
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