India, Dec. 11 -- JSW Paints has finalised the acquisition of a 60.7% majority stake in AkzoNobel India, thereby becoming the company's new promoter.

With this transaction, the combined entity positions JSW Paints—just five years old—as the third-largest player in India's decorative paints market.

In a regulatory filing, AkzoNobel India Ltd (ANIL) stated that JSW Paints now holds 27,871,723 equity shares, representing 61.2% of the company's paid-up equity capital.

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