Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment sells 30% stake to Universal Music in landmark deal| Business News

Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has sold a minority stake to Universal Music Group NV’s India unit, in a deal that pegs the valuation of the production company more than that of Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Founded by childhood friends and moviemakers Ritesh Sidhwani (left) and Farhan Akhtar in 1999, Excel Entertainment produced its […]

Sankey Prasad acquires 100% stake in Colliers Project Leaders Middle East

Sankey Prasad, a real estate entrepreneur and advisor, has acquired 100% ownership of the Colliers Project Leaders (CPL) business in the Middle East. With this acquisition, he assumes the role of chairman of the newly-independent entity, sources said. It is in advanced-stage discussions with a leading global private equity firm for a strategic partnership, signalling […]

SoftBank offloads entire Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion in surprise move| Business News

SoftBank Group Corp. sold its entire stake in Nvidia Corp., pocketing $5.8 billion ahead of a rash of planned investments by founder Masayoshi Son to build his own sphere of influence supporting artificial intelligence. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. (Reuters) The Tokyo-based company had raised its stake in Nvidia to about $3 billion by the end […]

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to acquire 60% of RBL Bank in $3-billion stake sale deal| Business News

Dubai’s Emirates NBD Bank PJSC has agreed to buy 60% stake in RBL Bank Ltd., in what is seen as the biggest foreign investment in India’s financial services sector. RBL Bank’s stake sale to Emirates NBD is seen as the biggest foreign investment in India’s financial services sector. (Livemint) The middle-eastern bank will invest ₹26,853 […]