Westlife Development Secures Court approval to make Hardcastle Restaurants as a Direct Subsidiary

23 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Westlife Development has received an approval from High Court for scheme of arrangement for consolidation of its subsidiaries. As a result of the consolidation, Hardcastle Restaurants (HRPL), a Master Franchisee for west & south India operations of McDonald's Restaurants, is now a direct subsidiary of Westlife Development (WDL). The Scheme of Arrangement involves the consolidation of B.L. Jatia group companies, HRPL (through its majority shareholder, Triple A Foods), and Westpoint Leisureparks (majority shareholder of Triple A Foods), under Westlife Development. The B.L. Jatia family holds majority ownership in these companies.

The company will allot a total of 54,04,593 Fully Paid Equity Shares to Arisaig India Fund; amounting to 3.47 percent stake in the company. Arisaig Partners is a fund management company with USD 5 billion in assets across emerging markets. The price is Rs 333.05 per share comprising of Rs 2 per share towards face value and Rs 331.05 towards premium. The shares of the company are currently trading at Rs 322.05. The Company will raise Rs 180 crore through the preferential issue. The transaction is subject to applicable regulations and approval of the shareholders of the company.

As a consequence of the merger of the companies, the equity base of Westlife Development would expand to 15 crore shares. The preferential allotment to Arisaig will have a lock-in period of one year from the date of allotment.

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