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Daily Brief India: Adani Wilmar, UPL Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

  • A Strategic Pivot: Adani Enterprises Exits Adani Wilmar for $2B
  • UPL Limited – ESG Report – Lucror Analytics


A Strategic Pivot: Adani Enterprises Exits Adani Wilmar for $2B

By Nimish Maheshwari

  • Adani Enterprises (ADE IN) exits Adani Wilmar (AWLTD IN), selling its entire 44% stake for over $2 billion, redirecting funds toward core infrastructure ambitions.
  • The exit frees capital for energy, transport, and logistics projects, showcasing Adani’s commitment to strategic resource deployment and robust corporate governance.
  • Adani’s strategic divestment highlights its focus on infrastructure-driven growth, underscoring the potential for shareholder value creation through timely exits from non-core businesses.

UPL Limited – ESG Report – Lucror Analytics

By Trung Nguyen

  • Headquartered in Mumbai, UPL Limited is a global agrochemical company listed on the Indian stock exchange.
  • It is the fifth-largest generic agrochemical company in the world (after Bayer, Dupont, Syngenta and BASF), with revenues of over USD 5.2 bn in FY 2023-24 (following the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience in 2019 for USD 4.2 bn).
  • The bond issuer, UPL Corp, is 78% owned by UPL Limited, with TPG and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority each holding 11% stakes. UPL Limited is 27.9% owned by the family of Rajnikant Shroff, who is known as the Crop Protection King.

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