Vinay Maloo

Vinay Maloo (born 10 January 1961) is an Indian businessman, who is the founder and chairman of Enso Group, a diversified group based in Mumbai, India. Maloo founded the group in 2005. They moved their headquarters to London, United Kingdom for a brief period in early 2010s.[1][2]

Vinay Maloo
Born (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961
Sardarshahar, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta(B.Com)
OccupationChairman of Enso Group
Years active1989–present
Net worthUndisclosed
Spouse(s)Vineeta Maloo(m.1984)
Children2
WebsiteEnso Group Website

Education

Vinay Maloo completed his high school from National High School in Kolkata (then Calcutta). He is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College[3] where he studied for his bachelor of commerce degree, and graduated with honours, in 1981. St.Xavier's is a part of University of Calcutta. He went onto pursue chartered accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) but left it midway to start his own business.[4]

Early career

Vinay Maloo started his business career with acquisition of a marble mine in Kankroli, Rajasthan. He left Kolkata for Delhi in 1990 to run Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) with his uncle Mahendra Nahata, as they had set up their first telecom equipments manufacturing plant in Solan, Himachal Pradesh in 1988.

HFCL

They were the first private sector company to enter telecom equipments manufacturing in India. In HFCL, they set up manufacturing facilities in India for optical fiber cables, optical transport, power electronics and broadband equipment for global supply, and provided turnkey solutions to the Government of India's undertakings and private sector players across the world. HFCL has an in-house R&D department, developing new technologies.[5] Their $25 billion (₹850 billion) bid for basic services license in India created the momentum for telecom in the country.[6] Late Australian businessman Kerry Packer, also known for his contribution to the sport of cricket, invested in HFCL, in the year 2000, picking up 10% stake.[7][8][9]

During technology boom, HFCL peaked at an approximately $4 billion market cap making him one of the top 10 richest Indians at age 39.[10] In 2005, the partners split, Nahata keeping the telecom business as Maloo wanted to expand into different sectors and be diversified. In 2006, he resigned from HFCL. He also resigned from all it's subsidiary companies.[11] Maloo started the energy resource business enterprise, Enso Group, in 2005 and wanted to be freed from his commitments to HFCL.[12]

Controversy

In 2001, HFCL, under Vinay Maloo, came under scrutiny for stock market irregularities but was exonerated by a Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) which examined the issue. In 2010, the company and SEBI finally settled the court matter, which followed JPCs remarks, with HFCL paying ₹10 crores through consent order.[13][14]

Enso Group
Vinay Maloo with son Vaibhav in Jordan(2005)

Enso Group is a growing $7 billion conglomerate[15][16] which is privately held for most part.[2] It started with oil & gas as primary focus, in 2005, but has made slow and steady progress in few other industries besides energy.[17] The group has expanded horizontally with purchasing controlling stake in operations of a potash mining project in Canada,[18][19] and have a gas block in Siberian region of Russia.[20] The group sold its stake in Ensearch Petroleum, which had its holdings in 14 oil and gas blocks to Sahara India Pariwar in 2011. Ensearch had oil & gas E&P blocks in Australia, Georgia, Nigeria, Jordan, and Gujarat in India.[21][22]

A PPP initiative of Enso Healthcare Limited, Enso Care, was launched with GE-Wipro and Government of Maharashtra [23] & another one in Punjab with Philips but the group exited before rollout and curbed it's healthcare expansion plans.[24][25] They also have interest in solar power innovation, having a modest portfolio of products and capacity to execute turnkey projects.[26]

In early 2020, Enso Group along with Russian Far East Development Fund, tried to rescue the debt laden Jet Airways, and participated in talks for buying controlling stake in it from its committee of creditors (CoC) composed of banks, but talks fell through.[27][28]

Personal life

Vinay Maloo is a Jain, vegetarian by birth.[29] His wife Vineeta is an economics graduate from Sophia College for Women, University of Mumbai and they met through common family connections. They have two children - Garima and Vaibhav.

See also

References
  1. https://www.vccircle.com/enso-group-omada-capital-partner-launch-600m-fund-south-asia/
  2. Unnikrishnan, Rajesh (8 December 2008). "Maloo's back with oil, core focus". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3271346
  4. "Jain Samaj".
  5. "Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd". NDTV Profit.
  6. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19950930-hfcl-over-confidence-queers-pitch-for-other-private-operators-puts-telecom-ministry-in-spot-808233-1995-09-30
  7. Zarabi, Siddharth (8 March 2000). "The $238m deal -- Kerry Packer picks 10% in HFCL". Financial Express.
  8. Correspondent, Special (8 March 2000). "Packer buys into Himachal Futuristic". The Hindu.
  9. Ghosh, Partha (8 March 2000). "Kerry Packer co acquires 10 pc stake in HFCL -- Two new ventures set up". Hindu Business Line.
  10. "Innovators top India's billionaire chart". Indian Express. 1 September 1999.
  11. Reporter, B. S. (13 May 2007). "HFCL promoters part ways". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. Unnikrishnan, Rajesh. "Maloo's back with oil, core focus". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/scam-of-2000/66229/
  14. https://www.livemint.com/Money/mgyHUs6H88q7LQPVALe8CN/Sebi-settles-HFCL-share-price-rigging-case-with-consent-orde.html
  15. Seema Singh (16 September 2013). "Medtech Giants Philips and GE Fight Over India". Forbes India Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  16. "GE Technology powers Govt of Maharashtra's PPP initiative in Healthcare". India Infoline News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  17. "Maloo's back with oil, core focus". The Times of India. 8 December 2008.
  18. "Vinay Maloo Enso Chairman and Former RCF Chairman R.G. Rajan Join the Board of Encanto Potash Corp". Newswire Canada. 21 December 2017.
  19. https://www.worldfertilizer.com/potash/14062017/encanto-could-export-34-million-tpy/
  20. Gazeta, Rossiyskaya (8 June 2015). "India's Enso Group to take up projects in Russia's Far East". Russia Beyond.
  21. https://www.livemint.com/Companies/9ZoHUxPL1kS23SXL3EFTYJ/Sahara-enters-oil-and-gas-sector-with-EnSearch-buy.html
  22. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204524604576610060588481234
  23. "GE, Ensocare partner with Maharashtra Government for diagnostic facilities". Ensogroup. 17 May 2013.
  24. "GE, Ensocare partner with Maharashtra Government for diagnostic facilities". The Times of India. 17 May 2013.
  25. "Inian investor vinay maloo invests in healthcare business". eHealth. 17 May 2013.
  26. "Enso Green Energy". Enso Group Website.
  27. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/beleaguered-jet-gets-another-eoi-coc-extends-deadline-for-resolution-plan-120021801342_1.html
  28. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/jet-lenders-extend-deadline-till-march-9-for-bid-submission/article30852697.eceM
  29. Maloo, Vinay. "Chairman's Profile". Enso Group.
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