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Bengaluru-based cloud kitchen startup Kitchens@ disclosed in a filing that the London-based private equity fund, Finnest, now holds a majority stake in the startup. 

In a special resolution passed by the Kitchens@ Board, the company agreed to issue 40,00,000 equity shares in an aggregate amount of up to Rs 1,200 crore to Finnest Holdings. 

Additionally, the company will also issue 450,000 Series C Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares in an aggregate amount of up to Rs 135 crore. 

According to the filings, after the allotment of shares, Finnest will hold a 53.75% stake in Kitchens@, with the startup operating as its subsidiary. 

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