Investor: Eton Park Capital, SBI, UBS, et al
Investment Value: $1,000 mn
As per G. M. Rao, Group Chairman, GMR Group, “The positive response to the Issue reflects the confidence that global
investors have in the Company and its integrated business model. As a result of this, they have decided to invest in the company through the QIP route in large volumes.” Madhu Terdal, CFO of GMR Infrastructure asserts that “the funds will be used for the construction of GMR Istanbul’s airport in Turkey as well as buyouts in the international power and airport markets.”
In a deal worth $1 billion, qualified institutional players like Citigroup, Capital International, SBI, Kotak Mahindra, Credit Agricole, UBS et al, bought a 9% stake in GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL), the flagship company of GMR Group. GIL plans to spend about Rs.800 crores in its various projects, which include the Istanbul Airport and a Special Economic Zone in Tamil Nadu. The fund raising exercise by the company was an effort in complimenting its future expansion plans, which will see the company moving into newer pastures like SEZs, Export Promotion Parks etc.. Already in GMR’s kitty are projects like Delhi Airport modernisation and the Hyderabad Airport construction, both in the final stages of completion. The company also has plans of setting up overseas offices and to tap the opportunities available in markets like Europe. The group is also planning to get into airport projects in Africa.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
Investment Value: $1,000 mn
As per G. M. Rao, Group Chairman, GMR Group, “The positive response to the Issue reflects the confidence that global
investors have in the Company and its integrated business model. As a result of this, they have decided to invest in the company through the QIP route in large volumes.” Madhu Terdal, CFO of GMR Infrastructure asserts that “the funds will be used for the construction of GMR Istanbul’s airport in Turkey as well as buyouts in the international power and airport markets.”In a deal worth $1 billion, qualified institutional players like Citigroup, Capital International, SBI, Kotak Mahindra, Credit Agricole, UBS et al, bought a 9% stake in GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL), the flagship company of GMR Group. GIL plans to spend about Rs.800 crores in its various projects, which include the Istanbul Airport and a Special Economic Zone in Tamil Nadu. The fund raising exercise by the company was an effort in complimenting its future expansion plans, which will see the company moving into newer pastures like SEZs, Export Promotion Parks etc.. Already in GMR’s kitty are projects like Delhi Airport modernisation and the Hyderabad Airport construction, both in the final stages of completion. The company also has plans of setting up overseas offices and to tap the opportunities available in markets like Europe. The group is also planning to get into airport projects in Africa.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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