SBI, ICICI buy 3% in Jaiprakash Power Ventures (The Economic Times 9th Jan 2008)State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank have together acquired 3% in Jaiprakash Power Ventures (JPVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jaiprakash Associates (JAL), for Rs 400 crore in first of two private placements before its initial public offer (IPO). This would be followed by another pre-IPO placement before the firm hits the market with a public offer, together raising Rs 3,500 crore.The company will dilute another 17% through the private placement and IPO, according to a person close to the development. Of this, the pre-IPO deal is expected to be for about 3-4% of the equity, while the rest would be through the public offer. SBI and ICICI are supposed to have paid a little over Rs 230 per share. JPVL now has a paid-up capital base of Rs 541 crore, which includes 3% stake of the two banks. More
Jyoti Structures on Tuesday said it has bagged two orders worth Rs 253 crore from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd and Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd for construction of transmission lines. The company has bagged Rs 160-crore order from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd for construction of transmission lines and sub-stations. Besides, the company's joint venture company Jyoti Structures Africa (Pty) Ltd has bagged a contract for Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, the electricity utility of South Africa for construction of transmission line. The scope of the order from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company includes supply and erection of Bujagali Interconnection Project, the manufacturer of transmission line towers informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The contract valued at around $39.64 million (Rs 160 crore) is to be executed in 24 months, the company said, adding the company would construct 220 kV and 132 kV transmission lines and substations.
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