The mystery investor who made Rs 1\,300 cr from Rs 13 cr in Ruchi Soya

The mystery investor who made Rs 1,300 cr from Rs 13 cr in Ruchi Soya

Indore-based Ruchi Soya, which was acquired by Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved in a bankruptcy sale, witn­e­s­s­ed a stellar rally in its stock till recently

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Ruchi Soya | Patanjali Ayurved | Market rally

Jyotindra Dubey  |  New Delhi 

Within a month of Ruchi Soya Industries being relisted on the bourses on January 27, a Delhi-based company — then just six months old — had acquired a 5.94 per cent stake in the FMCG firm for Rs 13 crore after getting an unsecured loan from a zero-income, loss-making consultancy linked to an auto components manufacturer.

Five months later, that investment is worth 100 times more at Rs 1,314 crore. Indore-based Ruchi Soya, which was acquired by Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved in a bankruptcy sale, witn­e­s­s­ed a stellar rally in its stock till recently. ...

First Published: Fri, July 24 2020. 06:08 IST