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Ingersoll-Rand to buy out Indian subsidiary
Mumbai: Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd will purchase the outstanding publicly held shares of its Indian subsidiary Ingersoll-Rand India Ltd at a price of Rs325 a share, according to a statement made by the company.

Ingersoll-Rand, through its wholly owned subsidiary Ingersoll-Rand Company, currently owns 74 per cent in Ingersoll-Rand India.

The company said that it intends to consolidate its India based subsidiaries and provide it increased operational flexibility. Shares of Ingersoll-Rand India rose to Rs339.05 on the BSE from the previous day's close of Rs282.55.

The company intends to acquire the outstanding shares through a shareholder-led reverse book building process. It said that the offer price of Rs325 a share is higher than the highest closing price of Ingersoll-Rand India for the last five years and represents a compelling exit opportunity for Ingersoll-Rand India shareholders.

Ingersoll-Rand (India) has informed the BSE that it has convened an EGM on September 23 to seek shareholders' approval for delisting the company's equity shares from BSE, Ahmedabad SE and NSE.
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Sundaram Mutual launches CAPEX Opportunities fund
Chennai: Sundaram Mutual Fund has announced the launch of its Sundaram CAPEX Opportunities Fund, which will invest in companies that supply equipment and material to companies that are expanding their capacity.

According to company officials, Sundaram Mutual had identified about 390 companies with combined sales of Rs1.4 lakh crore to invest. Fund officials noted that capacity expansion worth about Rs10 lakh crore was going on in India. According to them, the companies that supply equipment and material for capacity expansion have done well in the markets.
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HT Media IPO subscribed 20.86 times
Mumbai: The initial public offering of HT Media Ltd, publisher of Hindustan Times, was subscribed 20.86 times at the close of the issue today. The company had offered 69.95 lakh shares in the IPO at a price band of Rs445 to Rs530 per share.

The book running lead manager to the issue was Kotak Mahindra Capital.
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