Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. is the holding company of the Tata Group, headquartered in Mumbai. It owns 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. Tata Sons is the owner of the Tata name and the Tata trademarks, which are registered in India and several other countries.[5]
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| Founded | 1917[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bombay House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Revenue | 
₹43,893 crore (US$5.3 billion) (FY 24)[4] |
| ₹34,654 crore (US$4.2 billion) (FY 24) | |
| Owner | Tata Trusts (66%) |
| Subsidiaries | Tata Group |
| Website | tata |
Tata Sons was established as a trading enterprise in 1917, and engaged primarily in the overseeing of profits and structuring them into the right direction of the Tata Group,[6] before moving from conducting businesses directly to becoming the principal holding company of Tata Group.[7] About 66% of its equity capital 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.[8]
History
editNatarajan 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;[9][10] both these decisions were challenged in court by former executive chairman Cyrus Mistry.[11]
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;[12][13] in response, Mistry filed a cross appeal in the court, seeking explanations for anomalies in the NCLAT.[14] On 26 March 2021, the Supreme Court of India upheld Tata Sons' decision to sack Cyrus Mistry.[15]
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.[16][17]
In November 2024, Tata Sons reached an agreement with Singapore Airlines which saw Indian full-service carrier Vistara merge with Tata-owned Air India to form a single entity with an expanded network and broader fleet.[18]
Board of directors
editThe Tata Sons Board of Directors consists of the following:[19]
| Position | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Tata Group) |
| Independent Director | Farida Khambata[20] |
| 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) |
Shareholding pattern
editSir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust are the two biggest shareholders of Tata Sons, with a combined stake of around 50%,[8] while Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry was the largest individual shareholder.[21] 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.[22][23] Pallonji's shareholding was divided equally between his two sons, Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, who died in September 2022.[24]
- Total equity shares: 404,146 (₹10 each)
| Shareholder | No of shares | Shareholding percentage | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Dorabji Tata Trust | 113,067 | 27.98 | Tata Trusts |
| Sir Ratan Tata Trust | 95,211 | 23.56 | Tata Trusts |
| Sterling Investment Corporation Private Limited | 37,122 | 9.19 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| Cyrus Investment Private Limited | 37,122 | 9.19 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| JRD Tata Trust | 16,200 | 4.01 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Education Trust | 15,075 | 3.73 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Social Welfare Trust | 15,075 | 3.73 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Steel | 12,375 | 3.06 | Tata Group |
| Tata Motors | 12,375 | 3.06 | Tata Group |
| Tata Chemicals | 10,237 | 2.53 | Tata Group |
| RD Tata Trust | 8,838 | 2.19 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Power | 6,673 | 1.65 | Tata Group |
| Noel Naval Tata | 4,058 | 1.00 | Tata family |
| Indian Hotels Company | 4,500 | 1.11 | Tata Group |
| Tata Industries Limited | 2,295 | 0.57 | Tata Group |
| MK Tata Trust | 2,421 | 0.60 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata International Limited | 1,477 | 0.37 | Tata Group |
| Tata Consumer Products | 1,755 | 0.43 | Tata Group |
| Piloo Minocher Tata | 487 | 0.12 | Tata family |
| Jimmy Naval Tata | 3,262 | 0.81 | Tata family |
| Ratan Naval Tata | 3,368 | 0.83 | Tata family |
| Sarvajanik Seva Trust | 396 | 0.10 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Investment Corporation | 326 | 0.08 | Tata Group |
| Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry | 108 | 0.03 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| Jimmy Minocher Tata | 157 | 0.04 | Tata family |
| Vera Farhad Choksey | 157 | 0.04 | Tata family |
| Simone Naval Tata | 8 | 0.00 | Tata family |
| Virendra Singh Chauhan (Raja of Chhota Udaipur) [25] |
1 | 0.00 | Others |
See also
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References
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- ^ "Tata Sons appoints Saurabh Agrawal as group CFO". Reuters. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Vijayraghavan, Kala; Mascarenhas, Rajesh (26 August 2024). "Tata Sons repays Rs.20000 crore debt". The Economic Times.
- ^ Pocha, Jehangir (12 December 2011). "Tata Sons: Passing the Baton". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Rich, Andrew (1 February 2010). "Think Tanks". International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. pp. 1543–1546. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_99. ISBN 978-0-387-93994-0.
- ^ Subramanian, N (1 November 2018). "Trusting the family: a short history of Tata sons ownership" (PDF). Business Standard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Tata Sons via @tatacompanies". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Tata Sons looks to shed its public ltd tag for pvt ltd". Times of India. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Mandavia, Megha (22 September 2017). "Tata Sons' shareholders vote to become a private company". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ 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. 17 February 2020. 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. 26 March 2021. 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.
- ^ "Air India-Vistara: India's luxury airline flies into the sunset". BBC News. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Leadership". www.tata.com. Tata Sons – official website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Farida Khambata". www.cartica.com. Cartica – Official website. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Balachandran, Manu (26 October 2016). "Pallonji Mistry—an Indian Irish billionaire's journey from outsider to kingmaker to opponent at the Tata Group". Quartz India.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry killed in road accident | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Alikhan, Anvar (28 March 2017). "The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
edit- 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.]