Shapoorji Pallonji Group

Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1865
Founder Pallonji Mistry
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Key people
 Pallonji Mistry,
Shapoor Pallonji Mistry,
Services Infrastructure,
Textiles,
Real estate,
Security Systems,
Industrial engineering,
Appliances,
Power
Revenue Increase US$ 2.5 billion
Number of employees
 23,000
Website sp-group.co.in

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP Group) is a Mumbai based business conglomerate in India with interests in construction, real estate, textiles, engineering goods, home appliances, shipping, publications, power, and biotechnology.[1] It was headed by Pallonji Mistry until 2012, when he announced his retirement and his son Shapoor Mistry took charge.[2][3] Shapoorji Pallonji is regarded as "one of India's most valuable private enterprises". The promoters of the group are also the largest individual shareholders in Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group.[4] The US$2.5 billion Shapoorji Pallonji Group have two listed companies, Forbes & Company Ltd. (BSE: 502865),[5] and Gokak Textiles. Forbes was already listed when bought by Shapoorji Pallonji, though there was speculation in 2006 that group company Afcons Infrastructure would go public via an IPO.[6]

The company is known for building some of Mumbai's landmarks around the Fort area, including the Hong Kong Bank, Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Reserve Bank of India building, Bombay Stock Exchange building and Taj Intercontinental.[7] Apart from these, the company has built a stone palace for the Sultan of Oman in 1971.[8][9] After the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, the company was involved in the repairs and renovation of Taj Mahal Palace & Tower which was severely damaged by the attack.[10] Other notable projects include The Imperial in Mumbai, Jumeirah Lake Towers in Dubai and Ebene Cyber City in Mauritius.[9] In 2012, Shapoor Mistry announced that the Group had plans to invest in a deep-sea port, an IT park, hydro electricity and construction of roads and night shelters for the poor in West Bengal.[11]

History

The company was founded as a partnership firm Littlewood Pallonji, in 1865.[12][13][14] The first project was the construction of a pavement on the Girgaum Chowpatty,[15] followed by being part of the construction of a reservoir on Malabar Hill which supplied water to Mumbai for over 100 years. The company also built the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai and the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi.[12] The Mumbai Central Railway station, was also built by them at a cost of ₹ 1.6crore. The company was commended by the then Governor of Bombay for completing the work within 21 months.[15] In recent years, it has built the Barakhamba Underground Station in Delhi and Providence Stadium in Guyana.[6][9] In 2010, it built India's tallest building, The Imperial, a residential tower in Mumbai.<ref name=pallonjiretires/

Acquisitions

In 1936, Shapoorji Pallonji bought F.E. Dinshaw and Co. after the death of its promoter. F.E. Dinshaw and Co was an established finance firm that had high profile dealings such as arranging a loan from the Maharaja of Gwalior for Tata Steel (then TISCO) in 1924 and merging local cement companies to form ACC Cement in 1936.[16] F.E Dinshaw and Co. also had a 12.5% stake in Tata Sons, which came to Shapoorji Pallonji.[8]

In 2001-02 Shapoorji Pallonji took over Forbes Gokak (now Forbes and Company) from the Tata group after winning a takeover battle with the Pawankumar Sanwarmal Group.[17] The company was already listed on the BSE when it was taken over and remains the group's only listed entity as of 2011.[6]

Subsidiaries

Toll Plaza on the Trichy Tollway
Imperial Twin Towers In Tardeo, South Mumbai

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jetropha Mission in Uttar Pradesh". Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  2. ↑ Zachariah, Reeba (March 2012). "Pallonji set to quit after six decades". Mumbai. The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. ↑ Kurien, Bobby (25 November 2011). "Shapoor to take charge at Shapoorji Pallonji Group". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cyrus Mistry: How he won the race to succeed Ratan Tata?". The Times of India. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shapoorji Pallonji's Forbes & Co up 9%". Indian Express. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Shapoorji Pallonji readies IPO for arm". The Times of India. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Pallonji Mistry is Ireland's richest person". Rediff.com. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mughal-e-Azam Of Realty Biz". The Times of India. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Phantom Of Bombay House". Businessworld. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "‘Taj repair costs to be lower than insurance cover’". The Hindu Business Line. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Shapoorji Pallonji plans to invest in West Bengal". 1 August 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Subramaniam, Kandula (Jan 22, 2011). "The Phantom Player". Outlook. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  13. ↑ "A Legacy of Landmarks, Since 1865". sp-group.co.in. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  14. ↑ Kamath, Raghavendra (24 November 2011). "Cyrus steered Shapoorji's fast-track growth". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Nauzer K Bharucha (Nov 25, 2011). "Cyrus Mistry's entrepreneurial legacy". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  16. ↑ Markovits, Claude (2002). Indian Business and Nationalist Politics 1931-39: The Indigenous Capitalist Class and the Rise of the Congress Party. Cambridge University Press. p. 208. ISBN 0521016827.
  17. ↑ "Sanwarmal exits Forbes, sells to Shapoorji". The Times of India. 24 January 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

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