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Max Group

Max Group

Indian conglomerate company


Max Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi, operating in the fields of life insurance, healthcare, hospitality, real estate and independent senior living.[4] It was founded in 1985 by Analjit Singh.[1]

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Max Group companies include Max Life Insurance, Max Financial Services, Max Ventures and Industries, Max India, Max Specialty Films, Max Estates, and Antara Senior Living.[5]

History

Max Group traces its origin to the company inherited by Analjit Singh in 1985, following the death of his father Bhai Mohan Singh, founder of pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories. Then named Max India (same as that of the current publicly listed Max Group company), it started life as a manufacturer of an active drug compound for penicillin.[6] In 1993, the group ventured into telecommunications by forming a joint venture with Hutchison Asia Telecom Group, called Max Telecom. Max Telecom was later sold to Vodafone and became Vodafone India.[7] The group shifted its focus from being a B2B to B2C company in 2000, by foraying into the fields of healthcare and life insurance.[8] Max Life Insurance was founded in 2000, followed by Max Healthcare in 2001, and Max Bupa in 2008.

Structure

Three publicly listed holding companies fall under Max Group: Max Financial Services, Max Ventures and Industries and Max India. The three holding companies have their own separate subsidiaries. The structure is as follows:

Max India

  • Antara Senior Living (senior living)

Max Financial Services

Max Ventures and Industries

  • Max Estates (commercial and residential projects)
  • Max Asset Services (real estate services)
  • Max Specialty Films (packaging films)
  • Max I. Limited (venture capital)

Governance and financials

The group is led by Analjit Singh and a board of directors. Each holding company under the group operates independently and has its own board of directors and shareholders.[9][10] In 2019, the group posted revenues of $3.2 billion. .[11]


References

  1. Aug 2019, ET Now | 07; Ist, 09:51 Pm. "Max Group has absolutely no plan to exit life insurance business, says Analjit Singh" via economictimes.indiatimes.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "About Us". Max Group.
  3. Reporters, B. S. (16 January 2016). "Max India wraps up three-way demerger". Business Standard India via Business Standard.
  4. Kumar, Rohit; Dutta, Swarup Kumar (2019). "Max India Group: How to Create a Culture of Maxism?". Emerging Economies Cases Journal. 1 (1–2): 43–51. doi:10.1177/2516604219889241. S2CID 213866627.
  5. Shauvik Ghosh (10 February 2012). "Analjit Singh to be chairman of Vodafone India". Livemint.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. Barman, Arijit (22 January 2018). "Max India: KKR set to back Max India promoter Analjit Singh with Rs 2,000-crore liquidity infusion - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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