RPSG Ventures Limited (RVL), formerly known CESC Ventures Limited, (CVL) is part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RP-SG Group), a leading diversified business conglomerate in India. The Company was inco
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rporated on 07 February, 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of CESC Limited (CESC) - the flagship company of RP-SG Group operating in the power sector, with interests through its subsidiaries in other sectors such as retail, information technology (IT), business process outsourcing (BPO), fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), ayurvedic formulations, real estate, sports and restaurants and infrastructure. The Company's core business is to provide IT consulting and support services to its clients.
The Company decided to diversify portfolio and restructure operations in 2017. As a part of this restructuring scheme, IT service operations of CESC were transferred to the Company and certain erstwhile CESC subsidiary companies operating in business process outsourcing, FMCG, restaurant and real estate sectors were brought under the Company as its subsidiaries. A Scheme of Arrangement under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 amongst the Company, CESC Limited (its erstwhile Holding Company) (CESC) and some other CESC subsidiaries was approved by National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata Bench (NCLT), subject to terms and conditions mentioned therein. In terms of the said Scheme, with effect from 1 October, 2017, IT business of CESC has been demerged to the Company. The Company now has, amongst its subsidiaries, Firstsource Solutions Limited, Quest Properties India Limited, Guiltfree Industries Limited and Bowlopedia Restaurants India Limited.
The Company ventured into the FMCG business in 2017-18 through wholly owned subsidiary Guiltfree Industries Limited (GIL), by launching packaged healthy snacks under the brand Too Yumm!' by introducing two new categories - Quinoa Puffs and Karare, each with five different variants - taking the total to 5 categories with 25 variants in April 2017.
During 2018-19, the Company continued to innovate and help its clients develop a competitive edge by providing best-in-class services. Several new applications were developed in the areas like Business Intelligence and Analytics, Enterprise Mobility Applications, New Connections, Outage Management, Billing and Payments and Administrative Services, resulting in significant gains to clients.
During the year 2018-19, considerable efforts went into institutionalizing systems and processes for the Company. The Company developed a project management application to administer and track progress of engagements with clients.
The Company issued and allotted 2,65,11,409 fully paid equity shares of the face value of Rs. 10/- each on 14 November, 2018 to the shareholders of CESC Limited in the ratio of 2 equity shares of the Company for every 10 equity shares held by them in CESC Limited on 31 October, 2018 in terms of the aforesaid Scheme. The said shares have been listed with BSE, NSE and CSE.
During the year 2021, the Company ventured into the sports business by acquiring 100% stake in APA Services Private Limited (APA). 80% stake in ATK Mohun Bagan Private Limited, which operates and manages the football club ATK Mohun Bagan, is held by an APA subsidiary. APA also has a 76% stake in Rubberwood Sports Private Limited, which operates and manages a table tennis franchisee RPSG Mavericks' that competes in the Ultimate Table Tennis league.
During the year 2021, IT services were provided to CESC Limited and its subsidiary entities in both power generation and distribution, including the distribution ventures in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. With a portfolio of services that encompass application development and management; setup and operations and maintenance of IT infrastructure; data centre and disaster recovery set-up and solutions; cyber security management; and smart building solutions.
The Company had delisted its equity shares from the Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited on a voluntary basis with effect from 11 February, 2021.
In March 2021, the Company had thirty subsidiaries. In year 2020-21, the Company acquired entire share capital of APA Services Private Limited (APA), a RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group Company, operating in the sports sector and having registered office in Kolkata. Herbolab India Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, became a Wholly-owned Subsidiary with effect from 08 March, 2021 pursuant to acquisition of balance 35.37% of Herbolab's Shares by the Company. Consequently, 3 subsidiaries of APA became subsidiaries of the Company.
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