The board of directors of the $8.5 billion TVS Group s holding companies have approved the so-called memorandum of family arrangement (MFA) between various members of the TVS family. Present shareholders of the holding companies primarily consist of third and fourth generation family members of TVS Group founder T V Sundaram Iyengar. The group currently has over 50 companies that have been traditionally managed by members of different branches of the TVS family. Over the time, various members of the TVS family felt that the ownership of shares in various businesses should align with the management of respective businesses. The arrangement according to the MFA is envisioned to bring about amity and maintain goodwill among members of the TVS family. Family members said this will preserve memories of TV Sundaram Iyengar.
After executing the memorandum of family arrangement (MFA) in December, members of the $8.5-billion TVS group have decided to implement the family arrangement, inter alia, through a composite scheme of amalgamation and arrangement to be filed with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). On December 10, 2020, an MFA was executed among various members of the TVS family who are shareholders of T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons (TVSS), Sundaram Industries (SIPL) and Southern Roadways (SRW). The three firms are collectively referred to as the TVS holding companies. According to sources in the group, pursuant to the MFA, senior members of the TVS family were nominated to deliberate on the implementation of the family arrangement.
Family-owned TVS Group restructures ownership model, holding company structure to be abolished financialexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from financialexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TVS Group s Ownership Structure Rejig Is an Important Lesson for Family-Run Businesses
In an expanded family-run corporate empire, relationship management becomes an onerous task in itself.
A model sits on a scooter at the TVS Motor company s pavilion during the Indian Auto Expo in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, February 6, 2014. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Business11/Dec/2020
In a significant step forward, the family behind the TVS Group has come together to put in place a mechanism that will help ensure that the ownership of shares in a group firm rests with the management that runs it.