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Adani Group

Adani Group's first acquisition since Hindenburg row

Ambuja Cement to spend almost $300 million for 83% stake in smaller rival

Adani Group was forced to put the brakes on its debt-fuelled expansion after Hindenburg Research, a U.S. financial research company, alleged "brazen stock market manipulation." (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

BENGALURU -- India's Adani Group is making its first major acquisition since coming under attack from short-seller Hindenburg Research with a nearly $300 million deal to gain control of a cement maker.

Ambuja Cement, an Adani Group company, said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday that it had paid $202 million for a 56.7% stake in Sanghi Industries, a smaller rival headquartered in Gujarat. It said it would launch an open offer for an additional 26%, which will cost the company $93 million.

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