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Belgium-based television services company Alfacam said on Tuesday it had secured a financial lifeline from Hinduja Group in an initial deal that could also strengthen its position in Asian markets. Alfacam, to which a court granted creditor protection in October, said it had a preliminary deal for a 24 million euro ($31 million) credit facility and 6 million euro equity injection from Hinduja. Alfacam, with broadcast services, TV studios and the Europe’s largest fleet of outside broadcast vans, said its memorandum of understanding was valid until the end of January 2013. Banks had agreed to suspend repayments until then.

Mercedes-Benz signals price hike from January

Mercedes-Benz India indicated on Tuesday that prices of all its models will be revised upwards from January. A constant increase in input costs and unfavourable exchange rates coupled with inflation has posed severe strain on margins. Eberhard Kern, managing director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said, “Significant level of cost escalations have been absorbed by us until now, but beyond a point we cannot continue to sustain such levels. We aim for a sustainable profitable growth maintaining our premium appeal and, hence, we are going to substantially increase the prices of all Mercedes-Benz cars from January 2013.”

L&T inks deal with Thales for Hyderabad metro project

Larsen & Toubro has signed an agreement with Thales, India, for providing communications-based train control and integrated communications and supervision systems for Hyderabad metro rail project, said a company statement. The CBTC advanced signalling and ICS systems will be

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