Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Set to Merge Businesses

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The Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is pushing forward with its consolidation efforts, announcing a plan to merge two firms with its flagship power entity Reliance Energy and financial services company Reliance Capital Ltd. This move comes after the Bombay High Court and Gujarat High Court directed the companies to hold shareholders' meetings to approve the schemes of amalgamation. The boards of the four companies have already approved the merger proposal, with the aim of completing the process by July this year.

Key Takeaways:

  • The merger involves Reliance Energy Ventures, Reliance Capital Ventures Ltd, REL, and Reliance Capital Ltd, with the boards of all four companies having approved the proposal.
  • Shareholders' meetings are scheduled for April 25 and 26, following which the companies will file petitions with the High Court seeking sanction of the scheme.
  • The merger scheme is expected to be sanctioned during the week beginning June 5, with the companies listing on the bourses a week after the record date of July 10.
  • Share prices of all four companies jumped on the bourses after the announcement, with REL rising 8.70% to Rs 608.70, and RCL surging 9.05% to Rs 503.80.
  • The merger plan is part of the R-ADAG's efforts to consolidate its businesses, having restructured the Rs 610 billion telecom business earlier this month.

Statistics:

  • The merger involves four companies: Reliance Energy Ventures, Reliance Capital Ventures Ltd, REL, and Reliance Capital Ltd.
  • Share prices rose to: REL (8.70% to Rs 608.70), RCL (9.05% to Rs 503.80), REVL (0.80% to Rs 41.95), and RCVL (0.65% to Rs 24.20) at close on March 27.
  • The expected timeline for the merger: shareholders' meetings (April 25 and 26), High Court sanction (June 5), listing on bourses (July 17), and record date (July 10).
  • The shares of the four companies will be listed on the bourses after the record date of July 10.

Sources:

  • Asia Pulse, "ADAG to Merge Telecom, Power Firms in Final Push to Consolidate", March 27.
  • PTI, "Reliance, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group to Merge Telecom, Power, Financial Businesses", March 27.