Reliance Infra (RInfra) is acquiring Pipavav Defence and Offshore Construction (PDOC) to gain access to PDOC's established shipbuilding and defense infrastructure in India. PDOC has an order backlog of Rs. 9,000 Cr and has bid for additional orders of Rs. 30,000 Cr from India's defense sector. It also has technological partnerships to build submarines and aircraft carriers. The acquisition is strategically beneficial as RInfra can leverage PDOC's facilities for defense manufacturing under India's 'Make in India' initiative, while PDOC's large order backlog and cash flows issues are addressed. The deal allows both companies to capitalize on the growing Indian defense sector spending
Reliance Infra (RInfra) is acquiring Pipavav Defence and Offshore Construction (PDOC) to gain access to PDOC's established shipbuilding and defense infrastructure in India. PDOC has an order backlog of Rs. 9,000 Cr and has bid for additional orders of Rs. 30,000 Cr from India's defense sector. It also has technological partnerships to build submarines and aircraft carriers. The acquisition is strategically beneficial as RInfra can leverage PDOC's facilities for defense manufacturing under India's 'Make in India' initiative, while PDOC's large order backlog and cash flows issues are addressed. The deal allows both companies to capitalize on the growing Indian defense sector spending
Reliance Infra (RInfra) is acquiring Pipavav Defence and Offshore Construction (PDOC) to gain access to PDOC's established shipbuilding and defense infrastructure in India. PDOC has an order backlog of Rs. 9,000 Cr and has bid for additional orders of Rs. 30,000 Cr from India's defense sector. It also has technological partnerships to build submarines and aircraft carriers. The acquisition is strategically beneficial as RInfra can leverage PDOC's facilities for defense manufacturing under India's 'Make in India' initiative, while PDOC's large order backlog and cash flows issues are addressed. The deal allows both companies to capitalize on the growing Indian defense sector spending
shipbuilding , Ship Repair, Defence Ship production and Offshore construction & Heavy Engineering facility at the Port of Pipavav , Gujarat The order book of PDOC has R9,000 Cr and has further bid for orders worth R30,000 Cr from Indias defence It has entered into a JV with Mazagaon Docks Ltd to carry out Mazagaons vessels building program The company is capable of building submarines and aircraft carriers on the back of a technological alliance with Swedish defence company SAAB
Macro outlook
Prime Minister has kept arms manufacturing
at the heart of Make in India campaign FDI increased to 49% and FIIs up to 24% Under Make in India initiative Russian players to collaborate with Indian private firms to jointly work on defence projects Indias defence spending will rise to 2.47 trillion Indian rupees ($40.07 billion), up over 12% from previous year The navy needs new submarines and stealth ships to counter the Chinese presence in Indian Ocean PM aim to raise domestic arms procurement
Acquirer- Reliance Infra
RInfra is one of the fastest growing
companies in the infrastructure sector with turnover of Rs 20,299 crore and market capitalization of over Rs11,400 crore RInfra already has presence in areas like power, also has three wholly-owned subsidiaries -- Reliance Defence Systems, Reliance Defence Technologies and Reliance Defence and Aerospace (RDA) It has airfields in Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Yavatmal, and Baramati which is on a long term lease to leverage for manufacturing, testing, simulation and training facilities. It is focusing on growth and capacity building through organic and inorganic growth targeted at defence and aerospace sector It is also in talks with several international Synergies collaborators like Euro copter of France, Kamov Russia, and Sikorsky of the RInfra of can get access to already set US, up for technological tie-ups Infrastructure for the manufacturing of naval vessels and submarines Pipavav already has a big order book but cash flows was an issue which can be resolved by Reliance backing Availability of entrepreneurial talent, Support from DRDO, Government, existing potential in defence all augurs well for the future of Indian defence