CONSOLIDATION

Book opens for buyer seeking $312 million stake in Tata Motors

TATAMOTORS-EARNINGS/ Representational image | File

Tata Group had previously said it wants to consolidate its holdings in group companies

Citi is handling the process for a prospective buyer to acquire up to Rs 2,000 crore ($311.8 million) worth of shares in India’s Tata Motors Ltd on Tuesday.

A source familiar with the transaction said the buyer was Tata Sons, the holding company behind the Tata conglomerate which owns nearly 35 per cent of the vehicle maker through its affiliated companies and trusts.

The Tata Group has previously said it wants to consolidate its holdings in group companies.

According to the termsheet, the buyer is offering a maximum of Rs 421.56 apiece, or a four per cent premium to the stock’s closing price on Monday. The purchase, which is being undertaken through a so-called reverse bookbuild method, is for up to 1.71 per cent of Tata Motors, the term sheet showed.

Tata Sons, which last December bought a 1.73 per cent in the company through a similar reverse bookbuild, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

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