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T Rowe Price acquires 26 per cent in UTI AMC

UTI Asset Management Company Ltd (UTI AMC) on Wednesday announced that T Rowe Price Group Inc (TRP Group) through its wholly owned subsidiary T Rowe Price Global Investment Services Ltd. (TRP) has acquired 26 per cent stake in UTI Asset Management Company Limited (UTI AMC) and UTI Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd for around Rs.650 crore. Directors representing TRP have been inducted on UTI AMC Board. TRP has acquired 6.5 per cent stake from each of the existing four sponsors of UTI AMC — State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Life Insurance Corporation of India. […]

Reliance Industries's Lyondell prospects fade

Reliance Industries (RIL) suffered a setback in its attempt to take over Luxembourg-based LyondellBasell Industries on Tuesday after a US court dismissed a creditors’ petition seeking a bigger role for potential investors such as RIL in rescuing the bankrupt company. US bankruptcy judge Robert Gerber dismissed the motion filed by unsecured creditors seeking the installation of a court examiner to ensure that Lyondell gives due consideration to the RIL offer. He also dismissed another petition by the committee urging him to give it the right to come up with a restructuring plan after working with potential investors like Reliance Industries. Gerber, instead, gave Lyondell management time till April 15 to win approvals for its current plan of restructuring, something that has no role for RIL. […]

Batelco to raise stake in S Tel to 49 per cent for $50 million

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) plans to increase its stake in S Tel to 49 per cent for $50 million, the domestic telco said in New Delhi on Thursday. Batelco has entered into a partnership with Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank Global Banking Corporation which in turn will acquire 11 per cent stake in S Tel for $50 million, S Tel director P Swaminathan said. After buying 11 per cent stake, Batelco will hold 49 per cent stake in S Tel, a joint-venture between Chennai based conglomerate Siva Group and Batelco. […]