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      32 FDI Proposals approved

      November 26, 2008

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      Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on 18th November, 2008, Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram has approved 32 Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment amounting to Rs. 845.70 Crore approximately.  The proposals relate to Ministries/Departments, namely, Commerce, Economic Affairs, Information & Broadcasting, Mines, Road Transport & Highways, Telecommunication, Industrial Policy & Promotion, Power, Urban Development, and Shipping. 

      Details of proposals approved are as follows:

      Sl. No.

      Name of the applicant

      Particulars of the proposal

      FDI/NRI inflows (Rs. In Crore)

      COMMERCE

      1

      M/s A.Y.N. Accessories Trading Ltd., (2) M/s BODO Jagdberg Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong

      Induction of FDI to undertake trading and export of accessories of items sourced from small scale sector.

      0.50

      2

      M/s Allergan Inc. USA

      To set up a WoS to carry out B2B sale.  The proposal attracts Press Note 1 of 2005.

      0.51

      3

      Mr. Pawan Sukhdev

      Transfer of shares to NRI in Tea plantation sector.

      1.95

      ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

      4

      M/s Reid & Tailor (India) Ltd., Mumbai

      To allot and issue equity shares warrants.

      108.33

      5

      M/s IL&FS Waste Management & Urban Services Ltd., New Delhi

      To induct FDI in an Indian company having existing downstream ventures.

      5.33

      6

      M/s Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

      Transfer of shares to set up a holding company.

      450.00

      7

      M/s Oil India Ltd., Noida

      Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company and IPO issue.

      Not indicated

      8

      M/s Sequoia Capital India Investments III Mauritius

      Induction of FDI in holding cum operating company engaged in the Insurance sector and to allot Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares.

      9.52

      9

      M/s True Developers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

      Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment.

      No Fresh Inflow

      10

      M/s Trans Union International Inc. USA

      To purchase and acquire fully paid up equity shares to invest in Credit Information Companies.

      2.49

      11

      M/s A.L.L. Services Under 1 Roof (I) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

      Post Facto approval for conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment.  The proposal also attracts Press Note 1 of 2005.

      No Fresh Inflow

      12

      M/s Morgan Stanley India Capital Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

      Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment to carry out the primary dealership activities.

      No Fresh Inflow

      13

      M/s Amtech Software Pvt. Ltd., Delhi

      Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment.

      25.00

      14

      M/s ORG Informatics Ltd., Gurgaon

      Post Facto approval for issue of equity share warrants.

      7.19

      15

      M/s ADEA Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Secunderabad

      Transfer of shares by way of share swap.

      No Fresh Inflow

      16

      Dr. Oetker India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai

      Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment.

      110.40

      INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

      17

      M/s Television Eighteen India Ltd.

      To Launch three new regional business news channels.

      No Fresh Inflow

      18

      M/s Connoisseur Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

      To induct FDI up to 100% in print media sector.

      0.01

      19

      M/s Reed Elsevier Overseas B.V., Netherlands

      Induction of foreign equity by way of equity shares/ compulsory convertible preference shares/ compulsorily convertible debentures to undertake the additional activities of publishing of specialty magazines.

      0.05

      20

      M/s Hill & Knowlton, Singapore

      To set up a WoS.  The proposal attracts Press Note 1 of 2005.

      0.10

      MINES

      21

      M/s Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.P.A. Italy

      To subscribe and hold equity shares of a company proposed to be incorporated pursuant to joint venture agreement.  The proposal attracts Press Note 1 of 2002.

      2.20

      ROADS TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

      22

      M/s Vijaywada Tollway Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad

      Induction of foreign equity in a company.  The proposal attracts Press Note 1 of 2005.

      15.00

      INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

      23

      M/s. Cholamandalam DBS Finance Ltd.

      Post facto approval for allotment of warrants to existing non-resident shareholders.

      No Fresh Inflow

      INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

      24

      M/s. Vijay Television Pvt. Ltd.

      To make downstream investment in a company engaged in Up-linking a Non News current affair TV channels.

      No Fresh Inflow

      25

      M/s. Star India Pvt. Ltd.

      To undertake Uplinking and down linking of channels and transfer of shares to Non Resident shareholders.

      No Fresh Inflow

      ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

      26

      M/s.  Gallagher Mautitius Holdings, Mauritius

      Transfer of shares by way of share swap in IT sector.

      No Fresh Inflow

      27

      M/s . Pridhvi Asset Reconstruction and Securitization Company

      Issue of shares to NRIs.  The company is engaged in Asset Reconstruction and Securitisation activities.

      30.00

      INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

      28

      M/s.  Yellowfin Holdings Ltd., Mauritius

      To set up a WOS to carry out the activity of publishing printed magazines (not being newspapers and periodicals dealing with news and current affairs).

      0.01

      TELECOMMUNICATION

      29

      M/s. XCEL Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

      Transfer of shares from Non-Resident to another Non-Resident in the Telecom sector.

      No Fresh Inflow

      URBAN DEVELOPMENT

      30

      M/s.  Drillmec S.R.L. Spain

      To set up a WoS to carry out the renting of construction of demolition equipment.

      2.00

      INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

      31

      M/s. Federal Mogul Corp

      To set up a new WOS to undertake Manufacture, distribution and sale of sealing products and gaskets. Proposal attracts Press Note 1 (2005 series)

      74.87

      SHIPPING

      32

      M/s. CMA CGM Agencies Worldwide

      Post facto approval for conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment

      0.24

      2.   The following 4 (Four) proposals have been deferred:

      Sl. No

      Name of the applicant

      Particulars of the proposal

      1

      M/s GSR Sugars Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad

      To issue share option convertible into equity shares.

      2

      M/s Lokmat Newspapers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

      (i) Induction of FDI in a company engaged in Print Media, (ii) Conversion of operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment, and (iii) allotment of additional shares pursuant to the Scheme of demerger of the publication business through a scheme of demerger to be approved by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court.

      3

      M/s Prithvi Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

      To invest by subscribing to fresh equity shares and by acquiring existing equity shares in the business of printers and publishers of newspapers, magazines and periodicals, journals books and works and FM Broadcasting.

      4

      M/s Dow Jones & Company Inc., USA

      To make a WoS to carry out the publishing of facsimile editions of newspapers.

      3.  The following 3 (Three) proposal has been rejected:

      Sl. No

      Name of the applicant

      Particulars of the proposal

      1

      M/s.  Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd.

      To make amendment in two clauses of the FC approval letter.

      2

      M/s . Inuit U.S. Holdings Inc. USA

      To acquire equity share capital through multiple stock market transactions.

      3

      M/s.  Delight Investments Pte Ltd., Singapore

      Induction of foreign equity in two Indian companies and to convert their status from operating company into operating -cum-holding company  for making further downstream investments

      4. The following 2 (Two) proposals have been withdrawn from the Agenda.

      Sl. No

      Name of the applicant

      1

      M/s. Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd., New Delhi

      2

      M/s.  Jaipur Mahua Tollway Pvt. Ltd., Rajasthan

       

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