
Government sells 5% in Cochin Shipyard at 7% discount; Tanfac raises ₹173.5cr via preferential issue with promoter backing; CMPDI contract and CEO transition also in focus.
The government will sell up to 5% of Cochin Shipyard through an offer for sale at a floor price of ₹1,400 per share, a 7% discount to Monday's close. The OFS opens for non-retail investors on July 7 and for retail on July 8. A green-shoe option allows an additional 2.52% stake if the issue is oversubscribed.
Tanfac Industries, after raising ₹250 crore via a qualified institutional placement, announced a preferential issue of 7,41,082 equity shares at ₹2,341 each, aggregating ₹173.5 crore. The promoter Anupam Rasayan will invest ₹135 crore. Institutional investors including Alrox Enterprises, Vivek Jain (Action Group), and Tatvam Trade (Niveshaay Investments) will subscribe to the balance.
South West Pinnacle Exploration received a letter of award from Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, a Coal India subsidiary, for detailed exploration services in Jharkhand. The contract is valued at ₹5.89 crore including GST, with work to be completed within 180 days. The company expects the revenue to hit the current fiscal year's books and the order book to strengthen.
Mamata Machinery announced a planned CEO transition. Apurva Kane will retire on October 1 and remain in a mentorship role. President Rajashekar Venkat will become CEO. The company described the handover as smooth.
Other corporate actions: Vector Technics, a Zen Technologies subsidiary, said its Shamshabad facility can now manufacture 300,000 propulsion units a year. It claims to be the only Indian company designing every component of the propulsion stack in-house for both electric and internal-combustion systems. One MobiKwik received shareholder approval to transfer its lending business to a wholly owned subsidiary on a slump sale basis and to extend the timeline for using IPO proceeds. Power Grid Corporation secured an 80 billion yen green loan from JBIC. JSW MG Motor India partnered with Spinny to strengthen the pre-owned EV ecosystem. Varun Beverages' Kenya subsidiary agreed to buy Devyani Food Industries' dairy, juice, and water business for $32 million. Blue Jet Healthcare launched a QIP at a floor price of ₹531.70 per share, with a possible 5% discount.
The Cochin Shipyard OFS will test retail appetite for a government stake sale at a moderate discount. Tanfac's preferential subscription by the promoter gives a reference price for the stock. The CMPDI contract and the CEO change at Mamata Machinery are incremental developments for each firm.
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