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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Exits Mid-day Multimedia At Par

By Pallavi S

  • 09 Apr 2010

This is one investment ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala would not be too proud off. The ace investor has sold all of his 4.26% stake (from five and half year old investment) in Mumbai-based media house Mid-day Multimedia almost at par.

The loss-making media house known for its local tabloid in Mumbai has not given any dividend since Jhunjhunwala invested so he would not have encashed much outside his directors fees at the board of the company.

Jhunjhunwala invested sometime in the September-December quarter of 2004 and had been holding on to his 2.25 million shares all this while. The shares are believed to have been purchased around Rs 30 a piece. Jhunjhunwala sold his entire shares on Thursday at an average price of around Rs 32, which could be at par with the original investment.

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The stock had shot up soon after Jhunjhunwala invested and went on to hit all time high of Rs 118 in September’05, around the time the bull run was gaining pace. But it dropped down and never really could move up and had been more or less flat all this time.

The stock’s been in action over news that Jagran Prakashan (in which Blackstone has just picked an indirect stake for Rs 225 crore) is in talks to acquire a stake. The company has stated it is "In talks with various media partners and examining the possibilities for strategic & operational alliances. The company receives various proposals from media players for the alliances on a regular basis as it helps both the companies to expand and improve operating efficiencies, capabilities and reach. The Company would like to clarify that no specific decision has been taken in this regard."

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