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Avantha food division to get $10 mn PE funds

Private equity group India Agri Business Fund will invest $10 million (about Rs 48 crore) to pick up around 22 per cent stake in Gautam Thapar-promoted Avantha Group's food division Global Green Company. The fund will invest another $40 million this year in food and agri sector, said Rajesh Srivastava, chairman & Managing director, Rabo Equity Advisors, the sponsor of the $100 million fund. The investment in Global Green Company will be used to expand the company's domestic business, which is primarily into exports market currently, he said. […]

Govt mulls divesting 10 pc stake in Nalco

The government is considering up to 10 per cent equity dilution in the state-owned aluminium producer Nalco, which may fetch the exchequer about Rs 2,200 crore. “The Ministry of Mines will have to take a decision. We have said that they could consider 5-10 per cent stake sale,” Disinvestment Department Joint Secretary Sidhartha Pradhan told PTI. At present, the government holds about 87.15 per cent equity in the navratna company while the rest has been made public. […]