Brief India: Event Driven - EPL: Merger With Indovida- Building a $1 Bn Global Packaging Platform and more
In this briefing: Event Driven - EPL: Merger With Indovida- Building a $1 Bn Global Packaging Platform India's Guided Growth Playbook: 20 Companies Telling You Exactly Where They're Going Exencial Industry Tidings - 30-03-2026 Aequitas: Cube Highways Trust Pre-IPO Tearsheet SML Mahindra Limited: How Mahindra's Parentage Can Rewrite the Fortune? 1. Event Driven - EPL: Merger With Indovida- Building a $1 Bn Global Packaging Platform EPL’s board approved an all-equity merger with Indovida India (Indorama Group) on March 29, 2026 , creating a diversified packaging platform with ~$1 billion revenue and ~$2 billion valuation . The merger shifts EPL from a tubes-focused business to a multi-format packaging company , improving earnings quality, return ratios, and expanding its overall addressable market. A 70% premium for EPL shareholders , immediate EPS accretion and New Promoter makes this overall transaction interesting. 2. India's Guided Growth Playbook: 20 Companies Telling You Exactly Where They're Going With Nifty 50 earnings growth barely 3% YoY in CY25, companies that voluntarily offer specific, multi-metric guidance signal not just confidence, but accountability.