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ZEE-Sony Deal Will Now Be Completed Easily

ZEE-Sony deal will now be completed easily, know what Invesco’s decision.

There is news of relief for Zee Entertainment. American investment firm Invesco has dropped the drive to remove the top management of India’s Zee Entertainment.

Now Invesco will not take any action in this direction. Along with this, the company said that it will support Zee’s already planned merger with Japan’s Sony Group.

Decided to withdraw the takeover notice.

This news comes after the company has won its appeal in the Bombay High Court against Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee).

A day after Invesco Developing Markets Fund (Invesco) has decided to withdraw its takeover notice, which sought the removal of MD and CEO Puneet Goenka from the board of Zee.

About 18% stake in the entertainment company.

Invesco, the largest shareholder in ZEE with around an 18% stake in the entertainment company, reiterated its support for the proposed merger of ZEE with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN).

ZEE-Sony deal will now be completed easily: Great potential for Zee shareholders.

The company said that we believe this transaction has great potential for Zee shareholders.

We also believe that the board of the newly combined company will be substantially reconstituted following the termination of the merger, which will serve our objective of strengthening board oversight of the company.

In view of these events and our desire to facilitate the transaction, we have decided not to go ahead with the EGM as per our demand of September 11, 2021.

There was a demand for the removal of Goenka and two other directors

In its demand letter, the investor company had asked the board of Zee to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of shareholders to vote on the removal of Goenka and two other directors and the induction of six new independent directors.

Petrol and diesel become expensive again.

Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked by 8 paise per liter on Friday after remaining stable for a day. Earlier on March 23 and 24, oil companies had increased fuel prices.

Oil companies had hiked fuel rates by 80 paise per liter on March 22, a record 137 days after the election.

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