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==2023: new generation is inducted==
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[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/article-share?article=31_01_2023_025_019_cap_TOI  January 31, 2023: ''The Times of India'']
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Mumbai : The next generation of Birlas is set for bigger responsibilities at the $60-billion Aditya Birla Group. Kumar Mangalam Birla’s older daughter Ananya Birla and son Aryaman Vikram Birla have been inducted as directors on the board of Aditya Birla Management Corporation, the apex body that provides strategic direction to the group’s businesses. The two have also been inducted on the board of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, a listed entity.
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This is the first time the scions will play an active role in the group even while they continue to manage their own entrepreneurial ventures. Ananya, 28, is an entrepreneur and platinum sellingsinger-songwriter. Her first company, Svatantra Microfin, which she founded when she was only 17, is among India’s fastest-growing microfinance institutions, having crossed an AUM of $1 billion.
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Her younger brother Aryaman, 25, comes with diverse experience in entrepreneurship, VC investing, and professional sport.
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[[File: Pilani Investment & Industries, which Birla owns how much in this holding company and the value of its major investments in Birla companies.jpg|Pilani Investment & Industries, which Birla owns how much in this holding company and the value of its major investments in Birla companies; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Pilani-Invests-NSE-listing-may-help-untangle-Birla-09122015027031 ''The Times of India''], Dec 09 2015|frame|500px]]
  
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[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Pilani-Invests-NSE-listing-may-help-untangle-Birla-09122015027031 ''The Times of India''], Dec 09 2015
  
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==Family firms: and the liberalisation of 1991==
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'''Pilani Invest's NSE listing may help untangle Birla cos' cross-holdings'''
  
[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/welcome.asp?skin=pastissues2&QS=skin%3Dpastissues2%26enter%3DLowLevel Times of India]
 
  
How the good old family firm fared
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''Move May Allow Harsh Lodha To Exit Entities Led By K M Birla''
  
1991 was a turning point for the Indian economy. It was also a wake-up call for family-owned businesses. Not everyone made the Big Leap. Sunday Times finds out why
 
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Pilani Investment & Industries, the holding company of some of the top Birla entities, was listed on the NSE on Tuesday . The listing could help untangle crossholdings in some of the companies led by Kumar Mangalam Birla in which Harsh Lodha of M P Birla group also owns substantial stakes.
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Pilani Investment was earlier listed on the Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) but halted trading in 2006 as the bourse itself stopped functioning. Pilani Investment made a comeback on Tuesday under Sebi's scheme to list stocks from de-recognized non-operational stock exchanges. Earlier, it used to be infrequently traded on the BSE and the NSE under the `permitted to trade' category . However, on the first day of trading for the stock, not even one share was traded, exchange data showed. Dealers could not assign any reasons for non-trading in the stock. Market players said a continuous listing could allow better price discovery for the stock, which in turn could prompt minority shareholders to look at exiting their holdings in the company .
  
Change, they say, is the only constant in life and businesses are no exception. India’s growth story shows that those who embraced change post-1991 have not only survived but excelled. Those who resisted simply fell behind.  
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Aditya Birla group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla, his relatives and associate companies currently hold 57.5% in Pilani Investment, while 23.3% is held by Harsh Lodha, son of Rajendra S Lodha, who was willed to inherit the Rs 6,500-crore M P Birla group empire by Priyamvada Birla, the wife of M P Birla, when she died in 2004. It may be noted that Kumar Mangalam Birla had earlier taken over the stakes of S K Birla, C K Birla and K K Birla in Pilani Investment.
  
Take Bajaj Auto, scooter manufacturer, and Hindustan Motors, who make the Ambassador car. Both are family-owned; both enjoyed near monopoly on the domestic market before globalization. Those were the days of queues and a five-year wait for a Bajaj scooter. But economic liberalization brought in global players like Honda, TVS and Suzuki. The competition forced Bajaj to change tack and venture into the fast-growing motorcycle segment. It finally abandoned scooter-production, once the sum and substance of its identity. Today, Bajaj is India’s second largest two-wheeler maker, after Hero Honda.  
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According to industry watchers, the importance of Pilani Investment is its major holdings in Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both B K Birla group firms. Kumar Mangalam Birla is now a director on Century Textiles' board and is slotted to eventually inherit the firm under B K Birla's succession plan. Pilani Investment has a 30.6% stake in this diversified conglomerate which has interests in textiles, rayon, cement, paper and real estate. Exchange data showed that in FY15, Century Textiles had a turnover of Rs 7,559 crore and a net profit of Rs 15.5 crore. In Kesoram Industries too, Pilani Investment has a substantial 24.9% stake. In FY15, Kesoram Industries had a turnover of Rs 4,873 crore and a net loss of Rs 367 crore.Besides, Pilani Investment has a 1.5% stake in Hindalco and close to 1% in Aditya Birla Nuvo, both controlled by K M Birla. Harsh Lodha could also have some say in the running of Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries through his holdings in Pilani Investment.
  
Not so Hindustan Motors of the C K Birla Group, which continued to flog its old car model and eventually lost the race to newer, racier entrants.  
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Spokespersons for the two groups declined to comment on the implications of the listing of Pilani Investment on the NSE and the future plans of the two groups.
  
Girish Vanvari, executive director of global consultancy firm KPMG, says family ownership can give a company the unique opportunity to be quick to adopt change and it is this that counts in a competitive, globalized environment. Vanvari cites the Malvinder-Shivinder Singh Group as an example. The group was Ranbaxy’s original promoter but exited the family business. The Singhs sold their stakes in Ranbaxy to focus on healthcare, a manpower-dependent sector in which India is believed to have a natural advantage. The moral of the story? Decisions must be made on the basis of “available opportunities”, not emotional attachment, says Vanvari.  
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Till mid-1980s, Pilani Investment was the main holding company of the entire Birla group. However, over the years as the Birla family divided its assets among its heirs, some of the holdings of Pilani Investment were transferred to other family members. After the death of Priyamvada Birla in 2004, Lodhas, who did not belong to the Birla family , became shareholders in the company . The legal battle by the Birlas to oust Lodhas as the owners of the M P Birla group began soon after. The last trading price of Pilani Investment on the DSE was Rs 1,350. Going by the current valuation of Pilani's holdings in these companies, the current per share value of the stock works out to about Rs 2,800. Sources said that the intrinsic value of Pilani Investment shares could be more.
  
Azim Premji is another worthy example. He decided to shift focus to software development even as his flagship family firm, Wipro Ltd, busily produced vegetable oil and electric gadgets. His decision transformed Wipro into a world-class software company.
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Sources close to the Birla family said that this listing can provide a window to the Lodhas to exit from Pilani Investment, which is currently almost a dead investment for him since the stock has not been traded for the last nine years. Going only by the valuation of Pilani Investment's holding in three Birla group companies, Lodha's 23.3% holding in the company is valued at about Rs 650 crore. In addition, given the disputes and the related legal battles, some control premium could also be expected for Lodha's stake in the company , market sources said. Also Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both of which have large land holdings, which may not reflect fully in the price soon after it is listed.
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Richard Rekhy, advisory head of KPMG in India says business success requires long-term strategic focus rather than a short-term, operational, result-driven approach. Indian family-owned businesses are doing well in the globalized environment, he says because they generally have the flexibility to adopt alternative strategies relatively quickly. Family management also makes for commitment and continuity.
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[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170821-grasim-industries-textile-manufacturer-aditya-birla-group-cement-viscose-rayon-fibre-1028877-2017-08-11 MG Arun , Cementing Ties “:India Today” 21/8/2017]
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Interestingly, a 2007 Citigroup report pointed out that investors place a premium on firms in which family insiders wield significant, but not absolute, control. So why have some family firms failed? Consultants, who refuse to be quoted on this, say it’s a mix of short-term strategies and get-rich-quick schemes. Groups such as the Modis and the Usha group of Vinai Rai flourished before the advent of globalization. They formed a number of joint ventures with foreign partners, but hardly any of them survive.  
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The journey of Grasim Industries, a building materials and manufacturing company, is as old as that of independent India. The company was incorporated in 1947 as a textile manufacturer. Since then, Grasim has diversified into various new sectors and industries, including the production of viscose staple fibre (VSF), cement, sponge iron and chemicals.
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A flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, Grasim is the world's largest producer and exporter of viscose rayon fibre, with a market share of about 24 per cent. Textiles and related products comprise about 15 per cent of the group's turnover. Other major businesses include cement and chemicals; its subsidiary, UltraTech Cement, is the largest producer of cement in India, and Grasim itself is the largest producer of caustic soda in the country. Recently, Aditya Birla Nuvo was merged into Grasim, paving the way for the creation of a $9.2 billion manufacturing and service business.
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In 1950, the production of fabric began at its Gwalior unit, followed by VSF four years later at Nagda in Madhya Pradesh. In 1963, a composite textile mill was set up at Bhiwani in Haryana. It was in 1985 that Vikram Cement, Grasim's first cement plant, went on stream at Jawad in Madhya Pradesh. One of Grasim's major acquisitions has been of a controlling stake in UltraTech Cement from Larsen & Toubro in 2004.
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Exceptions apart, globalization has generally helped India’s family-owned companies to flourish — particularly those where control systems are in place and day-to-day activities are allowed to be managed by professionals. One of the best examples of this is the Bharti group. At Bharti Airtel, the management, which is controlled by promoter Sunil Mittal, encourages independent directors to meet separately outside board meetings. The company also appoints a lead independent director who represents and acts as spokesperson for independent directors as a group. These processes ensure transparency and greater involvement of independent directors in the company’s decision-making process. It also ensures that independent directors act in a coordinated manner to challenge management decisions that are not in line with longterm shareholder interests. Today, Bharti Airtel is one of Asia’s largest telecommunication companies.
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[edit] Aditya Birla group

[edit] 2023: new generation is inducted

January 31, 2023: The Times of India


Mumbai : The next generation of Birlas is set for bigger responsibilities at the $60-billion Aditya Birla Group. Kumar Mangalam Birla’s older daughter Ananya Birla and son Aryaman Vikram Birla have been inducted as directors on the board of Aditya Birla Management Corporation, the apex body that provides strategic direction to the group’s businesses. The two have also been inducted on the board of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, a listed entity.


This is the first time the scions will play an active role in the group even while they continue to manage their own entrepreneurial ventures. Ananya, 28, is an entrepreneur and platinum sellingsinger-songwriter. Her first company, Svatantra Microfin, which she founded when she was only 17, is among India’s fastest-growing microfinance institutions, having crossed an AUM of $1 billion. 
Her younger brother Aryaman, 25, comes with diverse experience in entrepreneurship, VC investing, and professional sport. 
TNN

[edit] Birlas

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[edit] Crossholdings in Birla companies: 2015

Pilani Investment & Industries, which Birla owns how much in this holding company and the value of its major investments in Birla companies; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, Dec 09 2015

The Times of India, Dec 09 2015

Partha Sinha & Udit Prasanna Mukherji

Pilani Invest's NSE listing may help untangle Birla cos' cross-holdings


Move May Allow Harsh Lodha To Exit Entities Led By K M Birla


Pilani Investment & Industries, the holding company of some of the top Birla entities, was listed on the NSE on Tuesday . The listing could help untangle crossholdings in some of the companies led by Kumar Mangalam Birla in which Harsh Lodha of M P Birla group also owns substantial stakes. Pilani Investment was earlier listed on the Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) but halted trading in 2006 as the bourse itself stopped functioning. Pilani Investment made a comeback on Tuesday under Sebi's scheme to list stocks from de-recognized non-operational stock exchanges. Earlier, it used to be infrequently traded on the BSE and the NSE under the `permitted to trade' category . However, on the first day of trading for the stock, not even one share was traded, exchange data showed. Dealers could not assign any reasons for non-trading in the stock. Market players said a continuous listing could allow better price discovery for the stock, which in turn could prompt minority shareholders to look at exiting their holdings in the company .

Aditya Birla group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla, his relatives and associate companies currently hold 57.5% in Pilani Investment, while 23.3% is held by Harsh Lodha, son of Rajendra S Lodha, who was willed to inherit the Rs 6,500-crore M P Birla group empire by Priyamvada Birla, the wife of M P Birla, when she died in 2004. It may be noted that Kumar Mangalam Birla had earlier taken over the stakes of S K Birla, C K Birla and K K Birla in Pilani Investment.

According to industry watchers, the importance of Pilani Investment is its major holdings in Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both B K Birla group firms. Kumar Mangalam Birla is now a director on Century Textiles' board and is slotted to eventually inherit the firm under B K Birla's succession plan. Pilani Investment has a 30.6% stake in this diversified conglomerate which has interests in textiles, rayon, cement, paper and real estate. Exchange data showed that in FY15, Century Textiles had a turnover of Rs 7,559 crore and a net profit of Rs 15.5 crore. In Kesoram Industries too, Pilani Investment has a substantial 24.9% stake. In FY15, Kesoram Industries had a turnover of Rs 4,873 crore and a net loss of Rs 367 crore.Besides, Pilani Investment has a 1.5% stake in Hindalco and close to 1% in Aditya Birla Nuvo, both controlled by K M Birla. Harsh Lodha could also have some say in the running of Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries through his holdings in Pilani Investment.

Spokespersons for the two groups declined to comment on the implications of the listing of Pilani Investment on the NSE and the future plans of the two groups.

Till mid-1980s, Pilani Investment was the main holding company of the entire Birla group. However, over the years as the Birla family divided its assets among its heirs, some of the holdings of Pilani Investment were transferred to other family members. After the death of Priyamvada Birla in 2004, Lodhas, who did not belong to the Birla family , became shareholders in the company . The legal battle by the Birlas to oust Lodhas as the owners of the M P Birla group began soon after. The last trading price of Pilani Investment on the DSE was Rs 1,350. Going by the current valuation of Pilani's holdings in these companies, the current per share value of the stock works out to about Rs 2,800. Sources said that the intrinsic value of Pilani Investment shares could be more.

Sources close to the Birla family said that this listing can provide a window to the Lodhas to exit from Pilani Investment, which is currently almost a dead investment for him since the stock has not been traded for the last nine years. Going only by the valuation of Pilani Investment's holding in three Birla group companies, Lodha's 23.3% holding in the company is valued at about Rs 650 crore. In addition, given the disputes and the related legal battles, some control premium could also be expected for Lodha's stake in the company , market sources said. Also Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both of which have large land holdings, which may not reflect fully in the price soon after it is listed.

[edit] Grasim

MG Arun , Cementing Ties “:India Today” 21/8/2017

Stage one

The journey of Grasim Industries, a building materials and manufacturing company, is as old as that of independent India. The company was incorporated in 1947 as a textile manufacturer. Since then, Grasim has diversified into various new sectors and industries, including the production of viscose staple fibre (VSF), cement, sponge iron and chemicals.

Where we stand

A flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, Grasim is the world's largest producer and exporter of viscose rayon fibre, with a market share of about 24 per cent. Textiles and related products comprise about 15 per cent of the group's turnover. Other major businesses include cement and chemicals; its subsidiary, UltraTech Cement, is the largest producer of cement in India, and Grasim itself is the largest producer of caustic soda in the country. Recently, Aditya Birla Nuvo was merged into Grasim, paving the way for the creation of a $9.2 billion manufacturing and service business.

The journey

In 1950, the production of fabric began at its Gwalior unit, followed by VSF four years later at Nagda in Madhya Pradesh. In 1963, a composite textile mill was set up at Bhiwani in Haryana. It was in 1985 that Vikram Cement, Grasim's first cement plant, went on stream at Jawad in Madhya Pradesh. One of Grasim's major acquisitions has been of a controlling stake in UltraTech Cement from Larsen & Toubro in 2004.

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