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RPL-RIL merger opposed in HC by shareholder

In what could throw a spanner in merger between Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industries, a shareholder in both companies has moved the Bombay High Court opposing the amalgamation and has alleged diversion of funds from RPL to RIL. Levelling allegations of financial mismanagement by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani, shareholder Anup Kumar Sheth in his petition has sought a court directive to SEBI, RBI and other financial governing bodies before sanctioning the merger. The boards of both the companies in March approved the merger in 1:16 ratio, which would creat the biggest petrochemical plant in India. In April, the merger was approved by shareholders and creditors of both the companies with a vast majority. […]

KKR in race to buy United Spirits: Report

The US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has joined the race to acquire a minority stake in Vijay Mallya-promoted United Spirits Ltd, says a media report. “…It has emerged that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the US buyout specialist, has entered the race to buy a minority stake in United Spirits, the parent company through which Mallya owns Whyte & Mackay,” UK's The Times has reported. The report published online said that KKR faces competition from the likes of Diageo, the British maker of Guinness stout and Gordon's gin, for the stake in United Spirits. […]