UB Group
Diageo to acquire 53.4 % in United Spirits for Rs11,165 crore
09 Nov 2012
Diageo, which holds 25 per cent of the world's premium liquor market, will acquire a 53.4-per cent stake in Bangalore-based USL in a two stage deal
Diageo in talks to buy stake in Vijay Mallya's United Spirits: report
22 Sep 2012
Diageo Plc, the world's biggest spirits maker, is in talks to buy a significant stake in United Spirits, the spirits division of Vijay Mallya's UB Group, The Telegraph yesterday reported without citing any sources
Mallya may sell UB stake to Heineken; keep Kingfisher airborne
29 Mar 2012
Investment bankers close to Mallya, however, said he was "unlikely to throw good money after bad money."
Mallya may tap UB distributors for a Rs1,000-crore Kingfisher bailout
27 Mar 2012
Liquor distributors of Vijay Mallya’s UB group are expected to pool in Rs1,000 crore in a last-ditch effort to bail out the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines
UB Group CFO, Nedungadi, clarifies
16 Nov 2011
Bottle of Mallya's rare Dalmore Scotch sold for £125,000
17 Sep 2011
A rare 62-year-old Dalmore Scotch whisky made in Scotland by Vijay Mallya’s Dalmore distillery, was bought by an unknown Chinese businessman for a staggering Rs93.7 lakh
United Spirits pips Pernod Ricard to emerge world's No 2 in volume sales
07 Apr 2010
UB Group's alcohol-beverage businesses had retail sales of Rs38,200 crore in FY2010 and contributed Rs21,200 crore in revenue to the government.
UB Group sells Aventis stake for Rs414 crore
23 Mar 2010
United Spirits ends stake sale talks with Diageo
25 Aug 2009
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