DLF - At a glance - By: Ravi Kumar

DLF Ltd.

Type Public (BSE)
Founded As Raisina Cold Storage and Ice Company - 16 March 1946
As Delhi Land and Finance - 18 Sep 1946 by Chaudhury Raghuvendra Singh
Headquarters New Delhi, India.
Key people Kushal Pal Singh (Chairman & Majority Owner)
Industry Real estate
Products Offices, Houses, Hotels, Golf courses
Revenue US$3.50 billion (FY 2009)
Net income US$ 1.97 billion (FY 2009)
Total assets $9.87 billion
Owner(s) KP singh and family (78%)

HISTORY

DLF Limited or DLF (Delhi Land and Finance) is the India's biggest real estate developer based in New Delhi, India. The DLF Group was founded by Raghuvendra Singh in 1946. DLF developed residential colonies in Delhi such as Krishna Nagar, South Extension, Greater Kailash, Kailash Colony and Hauz Khas.In the mid-1970s, the company started developing DLF City project at Gurgaon. Its upcoming plans include hotels, infrastructure and special economic zones-related development projects.
The company is currently headed by Indian billionaire Kushal Pal Singh. Kushal Pal Singh, according to the Forbes listing of richest billionaires in 2009, now stands as the 98th richest man in the world and the world's richest property developer. The company's US$ 2 billion IPO in July, 2007 created India's biggest IPO in history. In July 2007, DLF announced its first quarter results ending 30 June 2007. The company reported a turnover of Rs. 3,120.98 Crore and PAT at Rs. 1,515.48 Crore.
The boom includes world-class office buildings, apartments, golf courses, shopping malls, 5-star hotels and a private expressway linking Gurgaon to Delhi Air Port.

Until the mid-1990s, most of DLF's (Delhi Land and Finance) operations were in Gurgaon and Delhi metropolitan area However, with increased assets, DLF has been trying to ramp up its operations all over India. A major investment made by DLF was an INR 700 Crore (INR 7 billion) buyout of NTC Mill Land in Mumbai. Some of DLF's other development initiatives include a US$ 2.1 Billion investment in Tamil Nadu,[ a multi-billion dollar business parkin Bangalore, a US$ 1.7 billion investment in Madhya Pradesh's real estate and infrastructure sector,[ and a INR 10 billion investment plan for developing special economic zones in Orissa.

JOINT VENTURES

Laing O'Rourke- UK based construction company credited with construction of Dubai International Airport, London's Millennium Tower, etc, will construct all DLF's landmark projects. Together DLF-Laing O' Rourke shall build the expressways, ports and other mega structures of India's new economy.
Nakheel of Dubai are partnering with DLF for developing townships in India.
WSP group Plc is also partnering DLF, providing Management and consultancy to the built and natural environment.
Feedback ventures, is providing consultancy for faster project execution to DLF.
DLF has also tied up with Hilton Hotels to jointly develop hotels in India.

SPONSORSHIP

DLF is currently sponsoring Indian Premier league (IPL), a Twenty20 format cricket league in India. DLF group has paid US $40 million to be the title sponsor of the tournament for 5 years.

Kingfisher - At a glance - By Sharad Singh

KING FISHER

Date of Establishment 1995
Revenue 1040.52 ( USD in Millions )
Market Cap 13960.2162 ( Rs. in Millions )
Corporate Address U B Tower Level 12,
U B City 24 Vittal Mallya Road,
Bengaluru-560001, Karnataka
www.flykingfisher.com.

Management Details

Chairperson Vijay Mallya
MD P K Iyer

Directors

A K Ravi Nedungadi, A Raghunathan,Anil Kumar Ganguly, Diwan ArunNanda, G R Gopinath, Ghyanendra Nath Bajpai, K J Samuel, N Srivasta,N Srivatsa, Naresh Trehan, Piyush G Mankad, S R Gupte, Vijay Amritraj, Vjay Mallya

Business Operation

Airlines

Background

Kingfisher Airlines is one of the leading private players in the Indian aviation industry. Incorporated in 1995 as Deccan Aviation, the company is engaged in the business of providing passenger services and helicopter charter services.
The name was changed to Kingfisher Airlines in the year 2008. The airline is part of UB Group owned by Dr Vijay Mallya.
Kingfisher Airlines owns 76 aircraft comprising A

Financials

Total Income Rs. 61082.976232 Million ( year ending Mar 2009)
Net Profit Rs. -16088.299349 Million ( year ending Mar 2009)
Company Secretary N Srivasta
Auditors BK Ramadhyani & Co

HISTORY

Kingfisher Airlines is one of the leading private players in the Indian aviation industry. Incorporated in 1995 as Deccan Aviation, the company is engaged in the business of providing passenger services and helicopter charter services.
The name was changed to Kingfisher Airlines in the year 2008. The airline is part of UB Group owned by Dr Vijay Mallya.
Kingfisher Airlines owns 76 aircraft comprising A330, A 321 (single and double cabin), A 320 (single and double cabin), A 319, ATR 72-500 and ATR 42-500.
In India, the airline has a network in 72 cities operating more than 400 flights a day and commands a market share of 25%. Internationally, it operates flights to Dubai, Colombo and London.
This airline offers three unique classes of services Kingfisher First (Business class), Kingfisher Class (Premium economy) and Kingfisher Red (Low fare).
The company owns two subsidiaries namely Northway Aviation and Vitae India Spirits. Northway Aviation is engaged in the business of financing pre-delivery payments and aircraft acquisition.
Kingfisher Airlines is only five star airline in the Indian skies and is known for providing world class in fight services to its passengers.
The company has emerged as the first Indian airline that provides a range of services in the mobile segment such as flight updates, ticket buying through SMS and many more.

Awards

Kingfisher Airlines was awarded NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award for Aviation.
Kingfisher Airlines was acknowledged as 'India's only 5 Star airline' and '6th airline in the world' was certified by Skytrax.
Kingfisher was rated as Asia Pacific's 'Top Airline Brand' in a survey conducted by TNS on 'Asia Pacific's Top 1,000 Brands' for 2008.

COMPETITOR

Jet Airways
Kingfisher Airlines
Spice Jet
Global Vectra Helico
Jagson Airlines

COMPANY PRODUCT

Sale of Airline Tickets and related income
Helicopter charter and other services

Kotak Mahindra - At a Glance - By: Sharad Singh

Kotak Mahindra

HISTORY
SR Batliboi & Co. Kotak Mahindra Group was established in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance. The name was changed into Mahindra Finance. It was engaged in bill discounting activities. Later it entered into lease and hire purchase market, auto finance, investment banking and other banking activities.
Kotak Mahindra Bank is part of the Kotak Mahindra Group with a networth of over Rs. 5,997 crore.
It employs over 20,000 people in India and aboard.Today the group provides services to around 5 million customers .
Presently it is engaged in commercial banking, stock broking, mutual funds, life insurance and investment banking. It caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates.
Kotak Bank has an international presence through its subsidiaries with offices in in London, New York, Dubai, Mauritius, San Francisco and Singapore that specialize in providing services to overseas investors seeking to invest into India

Products and Services
In personal panking to offers a wide range of products and services in deposits, loans, investments, insurance, forex services, demat services, online services and wealth management services.

In NRI banking it offers money transfer, Investment products such as International deposits, mutual funda, money transfer facility, remittance facility, loan, etc.
Priority banking It provides products and services to high networth individuals (HNIs) clients such as deposits, loans, cards, investments, etc.

In business banking it caters to SME, retail, NRI and other corporates offering a spectrum of products and services.

Awards

Kotak Investment Banking was honoured with “Best Investment Bank” and “Best Equity House in India” at Finance Asia Best Bank Awards 2008.

Kotak Mutual Fund's Kotak Bond Short-term was awarded ICRA Mutual Fund Gold Award in the short-term Debt category for 1 year & 3 yeara – 2008.

Kotak Investment Bank bagged “Best Investment Bank” in the domestic category in India by Finance Asia for the second year in a row.

Kotak Mutual Fund was given the ‘best debt fund house’ and also was awarded ‘wealth creator award’ at Outlook Money NDTV Profit 2007 awards.

COMPANY COMPETITOR

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, Centurion Bank of Punjab, Indusind Bank, Federal Bank, J&K Bank, ING Vysya Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, SouIndBank, Karnataka Bank, City Union Bank, Bank of Rajasthan, Dhanalakshmi Bank, Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Other Related Details

Date of Establishment 1985
Revenue 605.281 ( USD in Millions )
Market Cap 260384.1400193 ( Rs. in Millions )
Corporate Address 36-38 A Nariman Bhavan,227 Nariman Point , Mumbai,Maharashtra
Company Website www.kotak.com

Management Details

Chairperson - Shankar Acharya
MD - Uday Kotak
Directors - Anand G Mahindra, Anand Mahindra, Asim Ghosh, Bina Chandarana, C Jayaram, Cyil Shroff, Cyril Shroff, Dipak Gupta, Jaimin Bhatt, K M Gherda, Pradeep N Kotak, Shankar Acharya, Shishir Bajaj, Shivaji Dam, Sudipto Mundle, Uday Kotak

Business Operation

Bank - Private

Background

Kotak Mahindra Group was established in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance. The name was changed into Mahindra Finance. It was engaged in bill discounting activities. Later it entered into lease and hire purchase market, auto finance, investment banking and other banking activities.
Kotak Mahindra Bank is part of th Kotak Mahindra Group with a networth of over Rs. 5,997 crore.It employs over 20 Financials.
Total Income - Rs. 34230.066 Million ( year ending Mar 2009)
Net Profit - Rs. 2760.972 Million ( year ending Mar 2009)

Company Secretary Bina Chandarana

BRITANNIA - By: Sharad Singh

Registered Office: 5/1 A, Hungerford

Street Kolkata - 700017,

WBPhone: 91-33- 22870505

Fax: 91-33-22872501

Website: www.britannia.co.in
Management Details
Chairperson - N N Wadia

Managing Director - V Bali

Directors - K Dadiseth, A Deb, S Gerlich, A K Hirjee, Philippe - Loic Jacob, N N Kampani, S S Kelkar, P Khanna, J N Wadia, Francois-Xavier Roger

Company Secretary - V Madan
Business Operation
Biscuits, bread, cakes, dairy products
Background
Britannia Industries Ltd (Britannia) was established in 1892 in Kolkata, WB as a biscuit manufacturing company. The company is now jointly held by the Wadia Group and Groupe Danone. Britannia manufactures bakery products including biscuits, bread, and cakes, and also dairy products like cheese and milk powder.
Business Profile
Britannia manufactures dairy products from its plants located in Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and Rudrapur. The company has a total installed capacity of 163,500 MT of biscuits and protein foodstuffs.

Key brands include Tiger, Good Day, Milk Bikis, Treat, and Marie. In FY07 the company launched new brands; 50:50 Chutkule, Treat Fruit, Rollz, NutriChoice Digestive, and renovated Milk Bikis, Chota Tiger, and Chocolate Cream in the Tiger range. Further in 2008, the company launched iron fortified Tiger' biscuits,'Good Day Classic Cookies', Low Fat Dahi and renovated 'MarieGold'.
In 2007, biscuits and high-protein food achieved a y-o-y production increase of 23% and 26%, respectively. During FY07, the bread, cake, and rusk business grew by 54% y-o-y. Britannia exports its products to countries in the Middle East and to USA, Ghana, and Singapore. It has a JV in New Zealand to undertake marketing of dairy products. In 2007, Britannia formed a JV with Khimji Ramdas Group to set up two bakery product companies in the Middle East. The company acquired 70% stake in Strategic Foods International LLC in Dubai and in Oman-based Al Sallan Food Industries Co SAOG. During 2009, Britannia formed a strategic alliance with a Bangalore-based company, Daily Bread. This alliance will provide products under the brands Daily Bread and Deluca’s.
Financials
Total Income total income or £396.4 million (Year end, March 2009)Net Profit - Net profit of Britannia Industries declined 36.94% to Rs 29.10 crore in the quarter ended December 2009 as against Rs 46.15 crore during the (Year end, March 2009)
Bankers
SBI, SCB, ABN, Citibank, HSBC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank , Bank of America, Deutsche Bank
Auditors
Lovelock & Lewes