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KKR, will invest Rs 2,069.50 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, thereby raising its stake to 1.42% from 1.17% in the retail behemoth. The follow-on investment by KKR values the retail subsidiary of Reliance Industries at Rs 8.36 lakh crore (approximately $101 billion), which is the double the valuation it got during the fundraising in 2020. “This investment values RRVL at a pre-money equity value of Rs 8.361 lakh crore, which makes it among the top four companies by equity value in the country,” RIL said in a release. In 2020, KKR had invested Rs 5,550 crore in Reliance Retail for a 1.17% stake. Three years ago, the retail behemoth had raised Rs 47,265 crore from various global investors, including KKR, at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.21 lakh crore. “Throughout our investment period in Reliance Retail, we have been impressed by the company’s vision and extensive work to empower retailers across India through digitalization, as well as by its resilience and performance in spite of the pandemic and other disruptions,” said Joe Bae, Co-CEO, KKR. Reliance Retail operates India's largest retail business with an integrated omni-channel network of over 18,500 stores and digital commerce platforms across grocery, consumer electronics, fashion & lifestyle, and pharma consumption baskets. “We look forward to continued engagement with KKR and to benefit from their global platform, industry knowledge and operational expertise, in our journey towards driving transformation of the Indian retail sector,” said Isha Mukesh Ambani, director, Reliance Retail. The investment by KKR follows Qatari sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority’s $1 billion investment in Reliance Retail for a nearly 1% stake.

₹ 2,069.50 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures limited at an equity value of ₹ 8.361 lakh crore; to increase equity stake from 1.17% to 1.42% .KKR’s follow-on investment in RRVL reaffirms its belief in the market opportunity and Reliance Retail's business model.

V Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO, IDFC First Bank, says “currently my direct shareholding and holding in the trust – I also run a social trust which has 50.9 lakh shares of the bank– as of June 30, was 0.58%. After this transaction, it will increase to 1.04%. So effectively, this transaction is increasing my holding and that is important to note. And including the options yet to be converted, my holding will be 1.23% in the bank. GQG had already bought close to 3.9% or 4%. Together with this, they will probably go to around 4.7% that is my understanding. ”The market perceives that when promoters are selling out, it means that they feel that the stock is richly priced or they feel that the franchise value has lived up to its expectations but that is not the case in IDFC First Bank. What prompted you to sell your personal stake to GQG Partners?First of all, thanks for asking that question.

Mint reported earlier, the Adani Group promoter firm has increased its stake in two of the group’s listed companies as the conglomerate continues to work on a strategy to recover from the effects of the damaging reports. Shares of the group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises rose nearly 3 per cent, and those of Adani Ports, too, rose 3 per cent in early trade on BSE. Shares of Adani Power rose almost 4 per cent.

North Korean hackers at the infamous Lazarus Group have by the FBI been identified as responsible for stealing $41 million worth of crypto from the online crypto casino Stake.

Stock market: Defense stocks have been in focus for the few years, especially after the outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war. Both domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been buying stake in defense stocks. But, during April to June 2023 quarter, FIIs have bough heavily in good number of defense stocks in first quarter of the current financial year.

The $41 million hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by the North Korean Lazarus Group, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated in an announcement on Sept. 7. This group has stolen more than $200 million of crypto in 2023, the announcement stated.

NEW DELHI : The Revenue Department has tightened the rules under the anti-money laundering law to make reporting obligations more stringent for entities like banks, stock brokers and insurers, showed an official order. The Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, brought out by the Revenue Department seeks to ensure more effective compliance of the reporting requirements. The order redfines the ‘principal officer of a reporting entity’, the ‘beneficial owner’ of partnership firms and the list of records to be maintained physically by the reporting entities.

finance ministry has tightened the anti-money laundering rules by bringing in partners holding 10 per cent stake in a firm, as against 15 per cent earlier, under the definition of beneficial owners.

Tata Group's consumer unit, Tata Consumer Products Ltd has denied the report carried out by news agency Reuters that it is in talks to buy at least 51% of popular Indian snack food maker Haldiram's but is not comfortable with the $10 billion valuation sought. In a regulatory filing Tata Consumer Products stated in reference to the news article captioned " India’s Tata seeks control of Haldiram’s, snack maker wants $10 billion valuation" which appeared in www.reuters.com on September 6, 2023.

ethos exemplified perfectly by Ed-a-Mamma and its founder Alia Bhatt. With sustainability as its core proposition the brand has garnered acclaim for its meticulous attention to detail, using ethically sourced materials and eco-conscious production processes.

retail market is fragmented and luxury timepieces are not really essential items. Rolex said the deal was the “best solution not only for its own brands but also for all the watch and jewellery partner brands." But the significance of this transaction—for which no financial details were disclosed—can’t be overstated. Rolex in effect selling direct to consumers for the first time is a seismic shift.

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 – While the Bitcoin price stalls around $25,000, there are happier hunting grounds in the ‘Bitcoin clone’ space, where today, crypto presale Bitcoin BSC launches its stake-to-earn coin. 

The price of Rollbit Coin (RLB) has gained by 4% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.165899 after one of its rival online casinos, Stake, was hacked for $41 million.

On September 4th, at 9:28 pm UTC, the crypto betting platform Stake resumed its deposit and withdrawal services only five hours after a reported $40 million exploit.

Rumours about Caledonia selling 7IM have been floating since early 2022.

Stock in focus: Balu Forge shares are one of the multibagger stocks that Indian stock market has delivered in 2023. In year-to-date (YTD) time, this multibagger stock has surged from around ₹66.50 apiece levels to ₹228.70 apiece levels, delivering over 225 per cent return in YTT time. However, some big institutional investors still see upside in the stock.

Stake likely via a stolen private key. Stake confirmed the hacking on X (formerly Twitter), saying that unauthorised transactions were made from Stake's Ethereum (ETH)/Binance Smart Chain (BSC) hot wallets.

Crypto betting platform Stake has reopened deposits and withdrawals and resumed services for users only five hours after the platform was hacked to the tune of $41.3 million, blockchain security firms estimate.

Fly Bharathi Aviations and Aeronautics Pvt Ltd, which was incorporated as a company last month, on Monday said it has signed a preliminary pact with UK-based SRAM and MRAM Group for investments worth USD 1.8 billion. In a statement, the company also claimed that it has acquired a majority stake in an existing airline, and was in talks to buy a majority stakes in one more Indian airline and two international airlines. The company has already acquired a majority stake in an existing airline to start the operations, the statement claimed. Specific details were not disclosed. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SRAM and MRAM Group for investments to the tune of USD 1.8 billion.

Crypto gambling site Stake has experienced $16 million in withdrawals on Sept. 4 in what security platform Cyvers Alerts is calling “suspicious transactions.” The withdrawing account has been labeled “Stake.com Hacker” by Etherscan, implying that the drained funds may be the result of a stolen private key.