Mitsubishi UFJ Financial

Japanese Financial group Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) has acquired significant stakes in several Indian firms, including Dr Reddy's, Tata Global Beverages, Godrej Consumer and Marico through the acquisition of entities that hold shares of the companies. The acquisitions of indirect stakes in different companies follow MUFG's acquisition of First State Investments (UK), First State Investments (Singapore) Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia), First State Investments Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management on August 2. These entities held stakes in the said companies, according to separate regulatory filings. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) said following the transaction, MUFG has an aggregated interest of 5.47 percent....