Macquarie Finance (India) has acquired 5.43% stake in Gitanjali Gems through invocation of 50 lakh pledged shares in last two trading sessions, worth Rs 106 crore at current market price. Macquarie invoked pledge over shares acquiring title to a total of 30 lakh shares on June 28, while it invoked pledge over shares of acquiring title to a total of 20 lakh shares on July 1, 2013.
Pledged shares are generally invoked, when a borrower faced with a steep fall in share price, is not able to deposit additional margin with the lender. As on March 2013, the promoters which held 59.44% in the company have pledged 34.96% of their holdings with the lenders. Macquarie Bank had 2.8% stake in Gitanjali Gems.
Gitanjali Group is a 52-year-old entity having stores outside the country including USA. It is only in the last few years that it is concentrating on retail markets to boost revenue. Gitanjali has a presence in more than 60 cities across India with 90 stores.
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