Kishore Biyani, founder & CEO of Future Group, faces the decline of his business empire. Heavy debts, a series of acquisitions, and diversification into non-core ventures contributed to the downfall. Now, Reliance Retail and Naveen Jindal s Jindal (India) are vying to acquire the remnants. Reliance Industries, in particular, stands to enhance its retail footprint and capitalize on India s growing organized retail sector.
Future Enterprises: Kishore Biyani, founder & CEO of Future Group, faces the decline of his business empire. Heavy debts, a series of acquisitions, and diversification into non-core ventures contributed to the downfall. Now, Reliance Retail and Naveen Jindal s Jindal (India) are vying to acquire the remnants. Reliance Industries, in particular, stands to enhance its retail footprint and capitalize on India s growing organized retail sector.
FCL, the FMCG arm of the debt-ridden Future Group, had defaulted on Rs 253.95 crore loans and revolving facilities like cash credit from banks and financial institutions as on September 30, a filing said on Thursday.