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Bharti Airtel hikes stake in Airtel Africa
Bharti Airtel announced that nearly 100% of its shareholders have approved the ongoing transaction to consolidate its stake in key strategic subsidiary Airtel Africa plc, underscoring the highest levels of corporate governance at India's leading communications provider while reinforcing strong investor confidence. The transaction involves Bharti Airtel issuing equity shares to Indian Continent Investment, a promoter group entity, on a preferential basis, in exchange for its 16.31% stake in Airtel Africa.
Behind Reliance Industries' sale of a step-down unit, an OFCD route
A ₹274-crore sale of a third-layer subsidiary by Reliance Industries to a former associate, Jaipur Enclave, in April had set off governance questions on related party transactions. It has now emerged that Reliance lent Jaipur Enclave ₹273.75 crore in convertible debt through another subsidiary.
Meesho partners with BSE to drive IPO readiness for MSMEs, digital sellers
E-commerce platform Meesho has partnered with the BSE to launch a new initiative aimed at helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and digital businesses transition into publicly-listed companies. The initiative, named 'Project Shikhar', was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and aims to facilitate the listing of high-performing independent e-commerce sellers on the BSE SME platform, addressing their need for growth capital. BSE Managing Director and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy said the exchange pioneered the SME platform to give dynamic, job-creating businesses a direct route to capital markets. "Over the years, the BSE SME platform has enabled hundreds of MSMEs to list, raise growth capital and strengthen governance standards. This partnership with Meesho extends that ecosystem to digital-first entrepreneurs, helping e-commerce sellers become public companies," Ramamurthy said. A substantial segment of India's retail commerce operates in the informa
HDFC Bank 'strongly' rejects Rs 45 cr payment route wrongdoing
HDFC Bank has strongly denied media reports alleging wrongdoing. The bank stated its internal oversight, audit, and control systems are robust. This clarification follows a report about an internal investigation into Rs 45 crore payments. The payments were reportedly disguised as marketing expenses to a public sector undertaking. HDFC Bank maintains its commitment to transparency and strong governance.
Who is Manoj Kohli, former Bharti Airtel executive onboarded to fintech Alt DRX’s Advisory Board?
Former Bharti Airtel MD and CEO Manoj Kohli has joined Alt DRX’s Advisory Board as a non-director advisor. This comes as the tokenised digital real estate marketplace seeks to assemble “one of the most formidable self-governance walls in Indian fintech”.