US investor Danny Gaekwad Developments & Investments seeks Sebi exemption for Religare takeover

US-based entity Danny Gaekwad Developments & Investments on Monday urged capital market regulator Sebi to rethink its proposal for a competing open provide proposal for Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL). In a regulatory submitting, REL posted a letter written by Danny Gaekwad Developments & Investments addressed to Sebi Chairperson, requesting for grant of exemption from strict enforcement of Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers (SAST) Laws, regulation.

Within the letter dated February 1, it has requested the Securities and Trade Board of India (Sebi) to permit the corporate to make a public announcement for competing provide in relation to Burmans’ open provide beneath regulation 20 of the SAST laws.

It additionally urged Sebi to subject a path to maintain Burmans’ open provide in abeyance in order that the general public shareholders are capable of tender their shares in each, the Burmans’ open provide in addition to their proposed competing provide.

Moreover, the entity requested the RBI to ascertain an escrow account with a scheduled industrial financial institution for the needs of the competing open provide whereby Rs 60 crore can be deposited.

It additionally requested RBI Governor to offer an unconditional, irrevocable and on demand financial institution assure in favour of the supervisor to competing provide from a scheduled industrial financial institution for an quantity of Rs 540 crore.

The request comes days after Sebi rejected the competing open provide made by Danny Gaekwad Developments & Investments. Digvijay Laxmansinh Gaekwad, who claimed to be a globally recognised investor, has supplied to pay a 17 per cent increased value of Rs 275 per share of REL as in opposition to open provide value bid of Rs 235 per fairness. Burmans’ Religare Enterprises’ open provide to accumulate an extra 26 per cent stake from the open market commenced on January 27 following the regulatory approvals.

The open provide is for the acquisition of as much as 9,00,42,541 totally paid-up fairness shares of face worth of Rs 10 every, representing 26 per cent of the expanded voting share capital of REL from the general public shareholders.

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Following the open provide, Burman’s stake in REL would rise to 53.94 per cent, whereas Digvijay Laxmansinh Gaekwad proposes to choose 55 per cent stake within the firm.

The Reserve Financial institution in December permitted the open provide of the Burman household — the promoters of FMCG main Dabur — to accumulate an extra 26 per cent stake in NBFC agency Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL).

As of September 30, 2024, Burmans, by its 4 entities, collectively owns a 25.12 per cent stake in REL.

The Burman household — a promoter of Dabur India and different entities comparable to Eveready Industries — by its entities, in September 2023 introduced a Rs 2,116-crore open provide to REL shareholders to accumulate as much as 26 per cent stake within the firm.

Quickly after the open provide bid, Burmans complained to capital market regulator Sebi for violation of insider buying and selling guidelines by the chairperson and appointment of board of her alternative.

Nevertheless, it was contested by REL impartial administrators, who raised purple flags alleging fraud and different breaches by Burman household entities and approached regulators, together with markets regulator Sebi, the RBI, and the Insurance coverage Regulatory and Improvement Authority.