CG Power and Industrial Solutions explained

CG Power and Industrial Solutions should not be confused with Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited
Type:Public
Traded As:
Foundation:1937
Location City:Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location Country:India
Founders:R. E. B. Crompton
James Greaves
Industry:Electrical
Parent:Murugappa Group
Products:Transformers, pump, HT & LT Motors, DC Motors, Railway Signaling
Revenue: (2015)[1]

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited, also known as Crompton Greaves Limited, is an Indian multinational company engaged in design, manufacturing, and marketing of products related to power generation, transmission, and distribution & Rail Transportation. It is based in Mumbai and is a part of the Chennai based Murugappa Group since 2020, who acquired it from the Avantha Group.[2] The company was restructured in 2016 following the demerger of its consumer goods business.[3]

History

Col. R. E. B. Crompton founded R.E.B. Crompton & Company in 1878. The company was merged with F.A. Parkinson in 1927 to form Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Greaves Cotton and Company, established by James Greaves in 1859, was appointed as their concessionaire in India.[4]

The company was incorporated on 28 April 1937 as Crompton Parkinson Work Private Limited. In 1947, it was acquired by Karam Chand Thapar of Thapar Group. The company went public in 1960 and changed its name to Crompton Greaves Limited in 1966.[5] [6]

The company in Cold War era collaborated with the USSR and the Eastern Bloc for technology transfer of new electrical technologies.

In July 2014, Crompton Greaves Limited announced plans to demerge the company in order to separate its consumer goods business from the power and industrial systems segment.[7] [8] The demerger was completed in 2016 with the listing of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited (CGCEL) and Gautam Thapar selling his 34% stake in CGCEL to Advent International and Temasek Holdings for 2,000 crore.[9] [10]

In January 2017, Crompton Greaves changed its name from Crompton Greaves Limited to CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited.[11]

In August 2019, CG Power and Industrial Solutions reported that its employees had carried out unauthorised transactions resulting in an "understatement of the company's liabilities" by thousands of crores in the previous financial year.[12] [13]

In September 2020, Murugappa Group's Tube Investments acquired a 56% stake in CG Power and Industrial Solutions for 700 crore.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cgglobal.com/pdfs/Aud-FinRes-consolidated_1415.pdf
  2. Web site: Ahaskar. Abhijit. 2020-08-08. Murugappa Group led Tube Investments to acquire 56% stake in CG Power. 2020-09-16. mint. en.
  3. News: Crompton Greaves Shares Tank 74% Ex-Demerger . 10 November 2020 . NDTV.com.
  4. HERMON-TAYLOR. CG. January 1975. A company view. Industrial and Commercial Training. 7. 1. 11–13. 10.1108/eb003440. 0019-7858.
  5. News: Crompton Greaves seeks shareholders nod to change name . 10 November 2020 . mint . 23 December 2016 . en.
  6. News: 70 companies with pre-1947 roots . 10 November 2020 . mint . 17 August 2017 . en.
  7. News: Merchant . Krishna . Crompton Greaves shares discount value unlocking from demerger . 10 November 2020 . mint . 20 July 2014 . en.
  8. News: Kamat . Vatsala . Crompton Greaves improves demerger plan of consumer goods business . 10 November 2020 . mint . 24 March 2015 . en.
  9. News: Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals lists on bourses today, shares up . 10 November 2020 . The Financial Express . 13 May 2016.
  10. News: Dubey . Jyotindra . The downfall! How this iconic Delhi business empire went bust . 10 November 2020 . The Economic Times.
  11. News: Crompton Greaves gets shareholders' nod to change name . 10 November 2020 . The Economic Times.
  12. News: CG Power reports massive fraud . 10 November 2020 . Business Line . en.
  13. News: Kamat . Vatsala . For CG Power, the trouble started long before it reported serious lapses . 10 November 2020 . mint . 21 August 2019 . en.
  14. News: Ahaskar . Abhijit . Murugappa Group led Tube Investments to acquire 56% stake in CG Power . 10 November 2020 . mint . 8 August 2020 . en.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . 6 January 2012 . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125010531/http://www.cgglobal.com/frontend/Crompton.aspx?cnl1=KV1SpKMjSGM= . dead .
  16. Web site: Archived copy . 22 December 2011 . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314021327/http://www.cgglobal.com/frontend/finalnonproduct.aspx?cnl2=3G3ss5YkJ3g= . dead .