The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 14, 2006

LifeCell may commence research in July
Cord-blood banking firm LifeCell expects to commence clinical research in July, when its exclusive stem-cell transplant centre becomes operational in Chennai, said Mr S. Abhaya Kumar, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Cryo-cell ... More

PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Hard bargain with pvt equity firms
Large number of deals `falling through' More

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS

Reliance-ADAG to pick up stake in Nicco
Issue is part of company's corporate debt restructuring package More

OVERSEAS BORROWINGS

SIDBI to raise Rs 3,000 cr from multilateral agencies
To help achieve 26 per cent targeted credit growth in `06-07 More

AWARDS & HONOURS

ITC e-Choupal wins Stockholm Challenge Award
Global recognition for Indian rural transformation model More

ISTD fellowship for Subir Raha
The Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) has conferred fellowship on Mr Subir Raha, Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC). The fellowship scroll and a silver trophy was handed ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Atlas Cycles asset division: HC upholds E&Y report
The Delhi High Court has passed an order upholding the valuation report prepared by consultancy firm Ernst & Young Pvt Ltd to divide Atlas Cycles (Haryana) Ltd's assets amicably among the three Kapur families, who jointly own the company. ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

SAIL eyes CIL's excess manpower for IISCO mines
Panel to prepare detailed plan More

Banking on stem cells as a corporate perk
Cord blood banking gains momentum as firms look at ways to bond with employees More

Clarendon Parker to recruit NRIs, expatriates for Indian cos
To focus on talent in Gulf countries, South-East Asia More

FIXED DEPOSITS

FD Options
Television Eighteen: An investment may be considered in the fixed deposit programme of Television Eighteen. The 9 per cent interest rate is one of the higher rates on offer and appears to compensate for the higher risks involved ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Visaka Ind, Shakti share exchange ratio
The board of directors of Visaka Industries Ltd at its meeting held on Saturday adopted the report of the valuer for the amalgamation of Shakti Roofings Pvt Ltd with the company. In terms of the valuation, the board has fixed the ... More

NEW PROJECTS

Lanxess to set up rubber additives plant in Madurai
Lanxess, a European-based chemicals supplier, has announced the establishment of a production plant for rubber additives, under its polymer-bound chemical product line, Rhenogran. The new production plant will open under Lanxess' business ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Swiss apparel brand plans tie-up with Gangotri
After Switcher, the European basic apparel brand from Switzerland which some years ago opted to work with local collaborator from Tirupur in co-branding `Switcher' garments in India, another Swiss fashion apparel brand, Trailer, is now bidding ... More

Geojit spreads wings with Saudi jt venture
The first Indian stock broking company to go abroad More

OUTLOOK

Schneider bullish on Indian arm
To invest more on innovations More

PERFORMANCE

Corporate earnings review — Growth juggernaut rolls on
The emerging picture from the results indicate that a number of sectors have been buoyed by impressive volume growth. More

Ascent of the 'extraordinary'
In a trend reflective of the buoyant phase in the economy, both the nature and number of `extraordinary items' figuring in the profit and loss account of companies have gone up sharply. More

PEOPLE

`Narayana Murthy is most admired business leader'
For the fifth time in a row, B-school students across the country have voted Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys, as the county's most admired business leader. In a study by Brand-comm, a Bangalore-based brand ... More

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