New Delhi: Aryaman Vikram Birla will become the new chairman of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group and Times Internet Limited acquired the defending Indian Premier League (IPL) and Women’s Premier League champions for Rs 16,660 crore. Bolt Ventures (Bolt) and Blackstone’s perpetual private equity strategy (BXPE, Blackstone) are the other members of the consortium that have jointly bought the RCB , one of the eight original franchises of the IPL that was formed ahead of the inaugural edition in 2008. Aryaman, the son of chairperson of Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, is a former cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. Aryaman enrolled himself for district trials in Madhya Pradesh in 2014. Prior to that, he had a three-month stint in England under former Middlesex cricketer Paul Weekes, playing for West Hampstead Cricket Club and the London Schools Cricket Association. He spent four years in the junior circuit in Madhya Pradesh and also captained the MP U23 team, before being handed a Ranji Trophy debut in October 2017.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 19: For a vast segment of painters and contractors across India, awareness and access to financial protection schemes often remain limited despite the availability of several government welfare initiatives. Recognising this gap, Birla Opus Paints, part of Grasim Industries under the Aditya Birla Group, has been actively working to simplify and strengthen financial access for the community through Project Samarth, a dedicated initiative focused on enabling financial awareness and assisted enrolment into social security schemes for on-ground workers.

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In this briefing: MAS Financial Services: From 18 Years of Stability to a INR 1 Lakh Crore Vision Aequitas:LEAP India Pre-IPO-Leader with Strong Growth Visibility,Offset by Leverage &Margin Dilution NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Feb): Coal India, Max Healthcare Institute, HDFC Bank Aequitas : CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions IPO Trading - Decent Anchor but IPO Undersubscribed APAC Healthcare Weekly (March 1) – CStone, HBM, Astellas, Bora Pharma, Lupin, Zydus Lifesciences 1. MAS Financial Services: From 18 Years of Stability to a INR 1 Lakh Crore Vision MSA Financial Services Ltd. is a diversified MSME-focused NBFC delivering ~35% AUM CAGR and ~39% PAT CAGR over 18 years, largely funded through internal accruals, reflecting disciplined and sustainable compounding. Asset quality remains a key strength with Net Stage 3 at just 1.72% , reflecting disciplined underwriting and resilient portfolio performance across cycles. Strong capital buffers, scalable NBFC partnerships, and housing subsidiary momentum position the company for sustainable 20-25% medium-term growth. 2.

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