Gas transmission & marketing company to acquire 49% equity in Leafiniti Bioenergy for new compressed bio gas projects

DSIJ Intelligence-1 / 12 Aug 2025/ Categories: Mindshare, Trending

Gas transmission & marketing company to acquire 49% equity in Leafiniti Bioenergy for new compressed bio gas projects

The stock is up by 16.33 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 150.60 per share and has given multibagger returns of 170 per cent in 5 years.

GAIL (India) Limited has signed an agreement to buy 49 per cent of the shares in a company called Leafiniti Bioenergy Private Limited (LBPL). The other 51 per cent will be owned by TruAlt Bioenergy Limited (TBL). This deal, signed on August 11, 2025, aims to create new projects that will produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG). This partnership will only go forward if certain conditions are met and the government's Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) approves it.

Under the agreement, GAIL gets important rights in how LBPL is run. GAIL will appoint two out of four directors on LBPL's board and GAIL will also nominate the first Chairman of the board. GAIL will appoint LBPL's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). If LBPL issues new shares, GAIL has the first chance to buy them to keep its 49 per cent ownership. GAIL can also block any changes to LBPL's share structure. If TBL wants to sell its shares, GAIL has the first right to buy them, or GAIL can sell its shares alongside TBL. There's also a lock-in period, meaning shares can't be sold for 5 years from the deal's completion, or 3 years after 6 CBG projects are running, whichever comes first.

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About GAIL (INDIA) LTD

GAIL is India’s leading gas transmission & distribution company with extensive gas transmission and distribution pipelines in the country, LPG extraction plants and a gas-based petrochemical plant, besides upstream oil and gas blocks and interests in LNG terminals in India. GAIL also has a global presence and business interests in the USA, Singapore, Myanmar, Russia, China and Egypt. Further, GAIL is pursuing business opportunities in the entire value chain of renewable energy and other clean energy ventures, including Green Hydrogen and Biofuels.

The company has a market cap of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore. The stock is up by 16.33 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 150.60 per share and has given multibagger returns of 170 per cent in 5 years.

Disclaimer: The article is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.