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Larsen’s CMD, Mr A M Naik tries to justify increasing stake to 12% in Satyam

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This is a gist of the Conference call that Larsen organised today to justify and clarify the 12% stake in Satyam L&T management clearly stated that L&T is no longer just an E&C company. It’s businesses span a range of activities in manufacturing as well as services, including heavy engineering, manufacturing,  power, process engineering and […]

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Is Larsen courageous or foolish to hike Satyam Stake to 12%!?

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Just two days ago,on January 22,2009,I blogged that Larsen, to save itself, is trying to save Satyam..I had opined that it would be foolish to spend an additional @ Rs 1000 crs to take a controlling stake unless some protection was provided from contingent liabilities of the class action law suits in USA which could materilaise

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Educomp’s Share Price Slumps as Bears orchestrate a Mauling

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Educomp appears to be a victim of Bear Market Manipulation…After Satyam,the Markets have been expecting some more companies to be exposed….So when the Daily Pioneer came out with an adverse story on Educomp and it’ Promoters,the Share price simply collapsed to a low of Rs 1375 yesterday from above Rs 2100 on January 19,2009…Check out this story

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Larsen Desperate to Save Satyam !..to save itself !

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On January 9,2009 I had blogged that Larsen has jumped the Gun in Investing in Satyam and has lost over 85% and over Rs 300 crs in just two days after Ramalinga Raju’s confession on January 7,2009 Check it out again.Click on https://www.gauravblog.com/?p=431 I had even suggested a possibility that Larsen had picked up the

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Satyam-Maytas Scam : Revealing Minutes of the crucial December 16,2008 Board Meeting to discuss and approve the acquisition proposal

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The Minutes of the Crucial December 16,2008 Meeting of the Board of Directors of Satyam to discuss and approve the Maytas acqusition proposal are now in public domain Phew ! I read the Twelve pages of the Minutes and can only say this ! NONE IN THE BOARD WAS ABOVE BOARD ! The way the Meeting Progressed

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Jaiprakash Associates : Executive Chairman,Manoj Gaur does not know the Debt to Equity quotient !

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Was shocked to hear this morning on CNBC 18,Executive Chairman of Jaiprakash Associates,Manoj Gaur,confessing he was not aware of the Debt to Equity quotient in his Company ! On earlier being asked as to how much cash was there on the Books,he quickly stated “Rs 1500 crs” Mr Gaur,who’s running your Company if you’re not !? Mr

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