Tata Capital, Tata Autocomp Systems, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, BigBasket, Tata Digital, Tata Electronics, Tata Housing and Tata Batteries are among the list of companies being primed to tap the capital markets. The group has been aggressively looking to scale up in new-age sectors such as digital, retail, semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries, among others.
The group, controlled by Indian billionaire Shapoor Mistry, has reached out to Power Finance for up to 150 billion rupees, the largest chunk in the planned fundraising, the people said, asking not be identified because the details are private. Negotiations are ongoing and details of the lending could change, they added. It’s also gauging interest from Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Cerberus Capital Management LP, the people said.
As of December 31, 2023, Tata Sons held a 72.38% stake in TCS. The stock slid 1.75% to ₹4,144.75 on the BSE Monday. TCS has a market capitalisation just north of ₹15 lakh crore - nearly half the total market value of all the Tata Group listed companies at ₹31.09 lakh crore.
The Indian conglomerate aims to manufacture mature nodes of 65 nm (nanometre) before moving to 48 nm and then to 28 nm — which supports applications ranging from graphic processor units (GPU) to consumer electronics and the internet of things — in a few years.
Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi met Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Davos earlier this year and they're expected to talk again in Mumbai during the former's upcoming India trip to discuss the broad contours of a potential alliance, executives aware of the matter said. The exact terms of engagement are still being worked out and there's no guarantee it will lead to anything concrete.
Additionally, Tata Digital plans to consolidate its various standalone apps such as BigBasket, 1mg, and Tata Cliq, under the Tata Neu app to increase consumer engagement, boost Tata Neu app utilisation, and enhance operational efficiencies. The flagship digital asset, BigBasket, is also looking to raise up to $100 million in funding from parent Tata Sons.
Earlier this week, Tata Digital appointed Naveen Tahilyani, the former managing director of Tata AIA Life Insurance, as its CEO & MD. Tahilyani replaced Pratik Pal who had been holding the charge since the company’s inception in 2019. Tata Sons has invested more than $2 billion in Neu so far and has board approvals for further capital infusion over a five-year period.
Tata Sons unlikely to integrate Air India and Vistara boards in a hurry; management teams to remain separate for at least a year; merger expected to take place this year or next; Tata wants Air India to achieve consumer trust and operational efficiency similar to Vistara before integration; merging airlines involves network and operational overhaul; merger could stretch through 2024; Air India and Vistara merging to form full-service airline; Singapore Airlines to hold 25.1% stake in post-merger Air India; plan to keep brands separate until Air India reaches Vistara's standard; Tata won't rush to retire Vistara title.
SP Group owns 56% of the all-weather deep-draft port. Due diligence underway; Upto Rs 1200 cr equity valuation likely. Port also has long-term bank facilities of Rs 1,432 crore, as on Feb 23. Proceeds from asset sale will go toward repaying debenture holders .
Indian companies are set to borrow more than $25 billion abroad this year, trumping the $19 billion raised in 2022, according to a top HSBC executive. The UK-headquartered bank has emerged as the No. 1arranger of foreign currency loans this year across league tables.
The department had earlier probed TCS on Transfer Pricing (TP) adjustments to check if the transactions with its associated enterprises were at arm's length and whether TCS was liable for taxes on brand fees. The assessing officer (AO) for the assessment year FY14-15 had arrived at the assessed income of '18,752 crore.
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