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Govt to sell stake in four defence companies via IPO

By Reuters

  • 04 Aug 2017
Govt to sell stake in four defence companies via IPO
Credit: Shah Junaid/VCCircle

The government of India is considering selling up to 25% of its stake in four state-owned companies under the control of the department of defence through an initial public offering, a public notice showed on Friday.

The government has invited proposals for the IPO by 3 p.m. on Aug. 18. The government is looking to sell stakes in Mazagon Dock Ltd, Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been divesting its stake in several public and private companies to meet its Rs 72,500 crore ($11.38 billion) divestment target during the year to March 2018

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