Banks, FIIs buy 9% in GMR Infrastructure for $1 bn
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By Rajesh Unnikrishnan, TNN |
MUMBAI: A clutch of domestic banks and foreign financial investors (FIIs) has picked up around 9% stake in GMR Infrastructure, the flagship company of the GMR group, for around $1 billion through a qualified institutional placement (QIP).
The deal is the largest among the recent QIP deals. The investors include State Bank of India (SBI), Canara Bank, Capital International, Citigroup, T Rowe Price, Credit Agricole, UBS and Kotak Mahindra.
The deal involves selling part-stake by promoters and issuing fresh shares. Post-issue, promoters’ holding will be down to 74%, while the public and new investors together will hold the remaining 26%. Sources said SBI and Canara Bank were the largest investors in the QIP, investing Rs 500 crore each. Other investors have invested between $40 million and $70 million.
The deal is the largest among the recent QIP deals. The investors include State Bank of India (SBI), Canara Bank, Capital International, Citigroup, T Rowe Price, Credit Agricole, UBS and Kotak Mahindra.
The deal involves selling part-stake by promoters and issuing fresh shares. Post-issue, promoters’ holding will be down to 74%, while the public and new investors together will hold the remaining 26%. Sources said SBI and Canara Bank were the largest investors in the QIP, investing Rs 500 crore each. Other investors have invested between $40 million and $70 million.
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GMR Infrastructure CFO Madhu Terdal said funds would be used for the construction of GMR Istanbul’s airport in Turkey, and buyouts in international power and airport markets. Currently, GMR is bidding for Tuas Power of Singapore. On Wednesday, shares of the company closed at Rs 243.20, marginally down from the previous close, on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Aviation industry sources said the group was looking at opportunities to bid for airport projects in Africa and Eastern Europe.
Earlier this year, the GMR consortium bid $2.7 billion for the Istanbul project which will be funded through a debt-equity ratio of 80:20. GMR’s contribution to the equity is much smaller and works out to around $43 million, which will be raised through internal accruals.
Citigroup Global Markets, JM Financial, JP Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Lehman Brothers Securities and UBS Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the QIP issue.
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