In 3rd place:
Name of company: HDFC
FII share in company: 59.85 %
Best known for: Private sector banking.
HDFC was incorporated in 1977 with motto of promoting home ownership by providing long-term finance to households for their housing needs. HDFC was promoted with an initial share capital of Rs. 100 million. Its main subsidiaries are HDFC Bank; HDFC Standard Life; HDFC Mutual Fund; HDFC ERGO General Insurance; HDFC Sales; HDFC Realty. The company is mainly engaged in home loans business.
HDFC Bank was incorporated in August 1994, and, currently has an nationwide network of 1,506 Branches and 3,573 ATM's in 635 Indian towns and cities.
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited. is one of India's leading private insurance companies, which offers a range of individual and group insurance solutions. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited), India's leading housing finance institution and a Group Company of the Standard Life Plc, UK.
In 4th place:
Name of company: Geodesic
FII share in company: 53.47 %
Best known for: Developing products in the information, communication and entertainment space.
Geodesic was founded, by Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Mr. Kiran Kulkarni, Mr. Prashant Mulekar and Mr. Mahesh Murthy, in the year 1999. Geodesic operates in a niche area of developing various innovative products in the information, communication and entertainment space. Geodesic's product-list is versatile and all-encompassing when it comes to offering choice of communication and collaboration solutions to its users, whether it is the inherently simple hand-held Simputer to web-based mobile & wireless applications to the intricately complex Spyder applications. The company offers its products and services under the "Mundu brand name for the retail segment. Mundu IM has been recognized as one of the top 10 applications and has been used by more than 7% of the iPhone users.
Geodesic has been on an acquisition spree over the last three years. In 2005 alone, it acquired three companies, Picopeta Simputers, a Bangalore-based company, Engage Solutions, a Hong Kong-based company and a majority stake in Clangula IT of Sweden. Geodesic acquired a web developing company, E Dot Solutions and a 60 year old children magazine - Chandamama, in 2007.
Moreover, in January 2008, the company raised USD125 mn, by issuing FCCBs, to fund future acquisitions. Geodesic's current customer base consists of more than 95 enterprise customers and over 8.2 lac retail customers. Geodesic has also set up offices in the US, UK, Sweden, Mauritius, Germany and Hong Kong with the head quarters in Mumbai, India.
In 5th place:
Name of company: Amtek Auto
FII share in company: 50.84 %
Best known for: Manufacturing automotive components
Amtek Group is a leading international manufacturer of automotive components and assemblies with production facilities located strategically across North America, Europe & Asia. The Group's extensive manufacturing capabilities encompass Sub assemblies, Iron, Gravity & Aluminium Castings, Forgings, Complex Machining & Ring Gears Flywheel Assembly.
Amtek product portfolio consists of an extensive range of components for 2-3 wheelers, Cars,Tractors, LCV, HCV and Stationary engines. The major categories of components manufactured are Connecting Rod Assemblies, Flywheel Ring Gears and Assembly, Steering Knuckles, Suspension and Steering Arms, CV joints, Crankshaft Assemblies, Torque Links.
In 6th place:
Name of company: IVRCL Infrastructure
FII share in company: 48.04 %
Best known for: Infrastructure sectors like Water & Environment, Transportation, Buildings, and Power.
IVRCL Infra commenced its commercial operations since 1990. The company established itself as a premier EPC & LSTK Service Provider with front-end engineering capabilities in 1990. It achieved group turnover of 1 Billion USD in less than two decades of operations. The company forayed into BOT/BOOT/DBOOT projects since 2001. IVRCL operates in water & environment, transportation, buildings and power. IVR Prime Urban Developers Ltd and Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd, two group companies of IVRCL Infra are also listed on the bourses.
In 7th place:
Name of company: Prajay Engineering
FII share in company: 42.55 %
Best known for: Real estate
Prajay Engineers Syndicate is a Hyderabad based real estate company. Prajay has been transforming the Hyderabad landscape for the last two decades by developing landmark residential and commercial properties in the twin cities. The company has also made its mark in handling Hospitality projects. In its 20 years experience, Prajay has delivered over 75 projects and developed over 5 million square feet. A land bank of almost 738 acres, Prajay is currently extended its presence to Vishakhapatnam. It is developing over 35 projects with 18 million square feet under construction.
In 8th place:
Name of company: Amtek India
FII share in company: 42.55 %
Ametk India was incorporated in 1982. The company is promoted by the Amtek group. It is into automobile ancillaries. Amtek India manufactures automotive components with a special focus on a variety of iron castings. Amtek Auto has two manufacturing units located at Gurgaon in Haryana and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan. Amtek India is the largest manufacturer of gear shifter forks and forks in the country. The company is the original equipment supplier to Maruti Udyog, JCB, New Holland Tractors, John Deere Tractors, Hundai Motors, ITL, Eicher Motor and also refrigeration industries like LG Electronics.
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