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| Founded | 1917 [1] |
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| Headquarters | Bombay House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Revenue | 
₹35,058 crore (US$4.4 billion) (FY 23)
[2] |
| Owner | Tata Trusts (66%) |
| Subsidiaries | Tata |
| Website |
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Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. is the parent company of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in the Tata group of companies including their land holdings across India, tea estates and steel plants and derives its revenue from dividends from these companies and brand loyalty fees. It is a privately owned conglomerate of nearly 100 companies encompassing several primary business sectors, including: chemicals, consumer products, energy, engineering, information systems, materials, and services. Its headquarters are in Mumbai. [3]
Tata Sons was established as a trading enterprise in 1917, and engaged primarily in the lucrative opium and tea trade with Mongolia and China [4] before moving from conducting businesses directly to becoming the principal holding company of Tata Group. About 66% of the equity capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts endowed by members of the Tata family. The biggest two of these trusts are the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust. [5] Tata Sons is the owner of the Tata name and the Tata trademarks, which are registered in India and several other countries. It is one of the largest conglomerates in the Indian subcontinent. [6]
Location
The company is registered and located in Mumbai, India. [7]
Board of directors
The Tata Sons Board of Directors consists of the following: [8]
| Position | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Natarajan Chandrasekaran (chairman, Tata Group) |
| Independent director | Farida Khambata [9] |
| Director | Venu Srinivasan (chairman, TVS Group) |
| Non-executive director | Ajay Piramal (chairman, Piramal Group & Shriram Group) |
| Additional director | Ralf Speth ( Former CEO, Jaguar Land Rover) |
| Director | Bhaskar Bhat |
| Independent director | Harish Manwani |
| Director | Saurabh Agrawal ( CFO, Tata Sons) |
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust are the two biggest shareholders of Tata Sons, with a combined stake of around 50%, [5] while Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry was the largest individual shareholder. [10] Pallonji's father, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry was a prominent construction magnate who acquired a significant stake of Tata Sons in the 1930s initially from Framroze Edulji Dinshaw, and finally when JRD Tata's younger brother, Dorab, sold his shares in a fit of anger. [11] [12] Pallonji's shareholding was divided equally between his two sons, Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, who died in September, 2022. [13]
- Total equity shares: 404,146 (₹10 each)
| Shareholder | No of shares | Share-holding percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Pallonji Shaprooji Mistry | 108 | 0.03 |
| Sterling investment corporation private limited | 37122 | 9.19 |
| Cyrus investment private limited | 37122 | 9.19 |
| Ratan Naval Tata | 3368 | 0.83 |
| Sir Dorabji Tata Trust | 113067 | 27.98 |
| Sir Ratan Tata Trust | 95211 | 23.56 |
| Tata investment corporation limited | 326 | 0.08 |
| Sarvajanik Seva Trust | 396 | 0.10 |
| RD Tata Trust | 8838 | 2.19 |
| Tata Education Trust | 15075 | 3.73 |
| Tata Social Welfare Trust | 15075 | 3.73 |
| Jrd Tata Trust | 16200 | 4.01 |
| Tata Power Company Limited | 6673 | 1.65 |
| Tata Consumer Products Limited | 1755 | 0.43 |
| The Indian Hotels Company Limited | 4500 | 1.11 |
| Tata Industries Limited. | 2295 | 0.57 |
| Tata Chemicals Limited | 10237 | 2.53 |
| Tata Steel Limited | 12375 | 3.06 |
| Tata International Limited. | 1477 | 0.37 |
| Tata Motors Limited | 12375 | 3.06 |
| Piloo Minocher Tata | 487 | 0.12 |
| Jimmy Naval Tata | 3262 | 0.81 |
| Jimmy Minocher Tata | 157 | 0.04 |
| Veera Farhad Choksey | 157 | 0.04 |
| Simone Naval Tata | 8 | 0 |
| Noel Naval Tata | 4058 | 1.00 |
| HH Maharawal Virendra Singh Chauhan
(Raja of Chhota Udepur) [14] |
1 | 0 |
| MK Tata Trust | 2421 | 0.60 |
Conversion to Private Ltd, and internal conflicts
Natarajan Chandrasekaran took over as Chairman of Tata Sons on 21 February 2017. The company also undertook conversion from a public limited company to a private limited one in 2017; [15] [16] both these decisions were challenged in court by former executive chairman Cyrus Mistry. [17] In December 2019, NCLAT declared the conversion, and by extension, Chandrasekaran's chairmanship, illegal and restored Mistry. On 10 January 2020, however, the Supreme Court stayed NCLAT's order; [18] [19] in response, Mistry filed a cross appeal in the court, seeking explanations for anomalies in the NCLAT. [20] On 26 March 2021, the Supreme Court of India upheld Tata Sons' decision to sack Cyrus Mistry. [21]
IPO
In March 2024, speculation arose about Tata Sons preparing for an Initial public offering (IPO), potentially valuing the company at up to $96 billion, according to investment advisory firm Spark. This anticipated IPO represents a key development in the Tata Group's strategy, reflecting its intent to tap into public markets for capital. [22] [23]
See also
- List of companies of India
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of corporations by market capitalization
- Make in India
- Forbes Global 2000
- Fortune India 500
- Tata Group
References
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- ^ Zachariah, Reeba (13 December 2011). "Tata Sons: How Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry family checked into the group". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Manghat, Sajeet (5 November 2016). "The Mistry Family Came On Board Tata Sons By Chance And May Exit By Force". Bloomberg Quint.
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- ^ ET NOW (24 August 2018). "NCLAT refuses to stay Tata Sons conversion to private co". The Economic Times. Times of India.
- ^ Rautray, Samanwaya (11 January 2020). "Tata vs Mistry: Supreme Court stays NCLAT order favouring Cyrus Mistry". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Roy, Sukanya (2 January 2020). "How Cyrus Mistry won the battle to reclaim chairmanship of Tata Sons". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Tata-Mistry Case: Cyrus Mistry Files Appeal In Supreme Court Seeking More Relief From NCLAT". BloombergQuint. Bloomberg Quint. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Tata Mistry Case: Supreme Court upheld Tata Sons' decision to sack Cyrus Mistry as chairman | India Business News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Tata Sons IPO Listing Update: Big update on Tata Group's much-awaited next public issue". ET Now News. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Tata Sons May Be Valued at Up to $96 Billion in IPO, Spark Says". Bloomberg. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
- Tata Sons' official profile
- Here's a brief history of the Tata Group's six chairmen
- Twentieth century impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other treaty ports of China: their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources, Volume 1, by Arnold Wright; Lloyds Greater Britain publishing company, UK; 1908, pp. 228 & 638.
