Adani Enterprises

The financial highlights FY22 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis: AEL's total income increased by 75 per cent to Rs 70,433 crore on account of significant increase in prices in IRM segment. Its EBIDTA increased by 45 per cent to Rs 4,726 crore post consolidation of Mumbai Airport w.e.f. Q2 FY22 and higher margins in IRM business.

"Adani Wilmar is pleased to welcome Kohinoor brand to the Fortune family. Kohinoor is a trusted brand which represents the authentic flavours of India and is loved by consumers. This acquisition is in sync with our business strategy to expand our portfolio in the higher margin branded staples and food products segment," said Angshu Mallick, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company.

This was done in connection with an ongoing probe in a Prevention of Money Laundering case. The ED initiated the money laundering investigation on the basis of two separate FIRs registered at the Marathahalli Police station and the Mahalakshmipuram Police Station, Bengaluru, under various sections of the IPC.

On Tuesday, the shares of the company settled 5.1 per cent higher at Rs 2,800. Notably, the Adani Group company became the 10th largest firm on the Bombay Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalisation. Commonly referred to as market cap, market capitalisation is the aggregate valuation of the company based on its current share price and the total number of outstanding stocks.

Pine Labs serves large, mid-sized and small merchants across India and Southeast Asia, and is expanding its Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) offering in Southeast Asia. "We aim to further strengthen our recent foray in online payments via Plural and take our Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) offering to new markets through strategic collaborations," saidAB. Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs.

Adani Wilmar, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and Wilmar International, is among the largest FMCG companies in India. The shares of the company have seen substantial rise since the war in Ukraine broke out, as it may hit India's sunflower imports. Russia and Ukraine are the major suppliers of sunflower oil to India. As per reports, Ukraine and Russia account for 70 per cent and 20 per cent sunflower oil imports to India.

"The inevitability and pace of cloud adoption mandates that every business redefine its business model. This provides new challenges and new opportunities that will not only be transformational but will also require new forms of industry collaboration, said Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group.

This net addition to his wealth is more than what top billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault added, as per the 2022 M3M Harun Global Rich List released on Wednesday. “Gautam Adani, 59, is the biggest gainer in the M3M Hurun Global List 2022 and added USD 49 billion to his wealth last year… (this addition is) more than top three global billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault,” the list said.

Fintech platform Razorpay on Wednesday announced to acquire IZealiant Technologies, a leading fintech startup that provides payments technology solutions for banks, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of Pune-based IZealiant, the fifth by Razorpay to date, will strengthen its banking solutions arm that builds innovative tech solutions for banks, the company said in a statement.

Debt marketplace CredAvenue on Sunday announced that it is India's fastest fintech to join the unicorn club with a Series B fundraising round of $137 million. The fundraising round was led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, B Capital Group, and Dragoneer, with participation from existing investors. As a result, the company's post-money valuation has grown to $1.3 billion.