Times Group buys UK's Virgin Radio for Rs 448 cr
In its first-ever overseas acquisition in the media space, The Times Group has acquired Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Radio) and its subsidiaries in the UK from SMG Plc for a consideration of £53.2 million (around Rs 448.4 crore). Virgin Radio, a music channel which operates under an FM licence in London and an AM licence in the rest of the UK, was acquired by TIML Golden Square Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL), owners of leading media brands in India such as The Times of India and The Economic Times.
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Sterlite acquires Asarco for record $2.6 billion
Sterlite Industries (India) on Saturday announced the acquisition of Asarco Llc(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarco) , a Tucson-based copper mining, smelting and refining company, for $2.6 billion in cash. This is the largest overseas purchase by an Indian company this year, overtaking Tata Motors’ acquisition of the marquee brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, from Ford for $2.3 billion. Post the deal, Sterlite will become the world’s third largest copper miner with a combined capacity of 650,000 tonnes a year. Sterlite Industries, a part of the Vedanta group, signed a definitive agreement with Asarco to this effect on Saturday morning. The transaction, expected to be funded by internal accruals and borrowing, is subject to US Bankruptcy Court approval. Sterlite expects to conclude the formalities by September-October.
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01 June 2008
India GDP: 9 per cent in 2007-08..Cheers....
Robust agri growth pushes GDP to 9 per cent in 2007-08
Buoyancy in agriculture has pushed the economic growth to 9 per cent, up from 8.7 per cent estimated earlier, even as the performance of manufacturing sector deteriorated. "The upward revision in the GDP growth rate is mainly on account of the revision made in the estimated production of agricultural crops by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation," the government said in revised estimates of GDP.
The agricultural and allied activities grew by 4.5 per cent, compared to earlier estimates of 2.6 per cent, while the manufacturing sector growth has been lowered to 8.8 per cent from 9.4 per cent. Going by the revised estimates, India's GDP growth stood at nine per cent in 2007-08, compared to 9.6 per cent registered in the previous fiscal.
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