Empower India plans all-share acquisition of Valiance Engineers to enter engineering and infrastructure

Empower India Limited has signed an indicative, non-binding term sheet with Mark AB Capital Private Limited to acquire 100 per cent of Valiance Engineers Private Limited through an all-equity share-swap transaction.

The proposed deal would mark a substantial shift for Empower India, whose latest annual disclosures describe a trading-led business. By acquiring Valiance, the company aims to add engineering, procurement, modular fabrication and infrastructure execution capabilities, including access to the US through Texas-based Lauren Engineers & Constructors Inc., Valiance’s wholly owned subsidiary.

The consideration, preferential issue price and share-swap ratio have not been disclosed. These will be determined after confirmatory financial, legal and technical due diligence and an independent valuation by registered valuers. Mark AB Capital, which currently owns around 70 per cent of Valiance Engineers, is proposed to become Empower India’s principal shareholder after the preferential allotment of new shares.

That makes the eventual dilution for existing Empower India shareholders a key outstanding issue. Without a disclosed valuation for Valiance or the proposed number of shares to be issued, investors cannot yet assess the financial scale of the transaction, its impact on ownership or whether the acquisition will be earnings accretive.

The share-swap structure means Empower India would not need to make an immediate cash payment or raise acquisition debt. This is relevant given that the company had current borrowings of Rs 36.10 crore and cash and cash equivalents of Rs 8.44 crore as of March 31, 2026. Its consolidated operating cash flow was negative at Rs 35.87 crore during FY 2025-26, amid a sharp rise in inventory and trade receivables.

Valiance, incorporated in 2017 and backed by Mark AB Capital since 2019, operates across realty, civil Construction, oil and gas and public infrastructure. Its US subsidiary, Lauren Engineers, provides engineering, procurement, modular fabrication and construction services, with capabilities in process engineering, piping, instrumentation, plant-layout design, systems integration and structural design.

Empower India said these capabilities would support its plans in sustainable digital infrastructure, high-density data-centre construction and energy-transition projects linked to artificial intelligence and enterprise digitalisation. However, the company has not disclosed Valiance’s revenue, profitability, Order Book, assets or customer base, leaving the operating and financial contribution of the target unclear at this stage.

For perspective, Empower India reported consolidated revenue from operations of Rs 153.37 crore in FY 2025-26, up 23.8 per cent from the preceding year. Consolidated net profit rose to Rs 18.01 crore from Rs 5.22 crore, aided by higher other income, including long-term capital gains. The proposed transaction could therefore broaden the company beyond its currently disclosed trading operations, though the success of that transition will depend on integration and execution.

Managing Director Rajesh Chavan said the proposed combination would expand Empower India’s operating platform into complex engineering and infrastructure while preserving liquidity through a share-swap structure. He added that Valiance brings domestic execution capabilities and North American delivery exposure through Lauren Engineers.

As of 2:43 pm on September 16, 2026, Empower India shares were trading at Rs 2.48, up 3.77 per cent from the previous close of Rs 2.39. The stock was about 12.4 per cent below its 52-week high of Rs 2.83, while its one-year gain of 91.2 per cent compared with a 2.94 per cent decline in the BSE 500 over the same period.

The term sheet remains valid for 90 days and will lapse automatically if definitive agreements are not executed. Completion will require final valuation, negotiation of share purchase and subscription agreements, and board, shareholder, statutory and stock exchange approvals.

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