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News Roundup: Hitachi likely to pick up Thapar’s stake in Crompton Greaves

By TEAM VCC

  • 16 Apr 2014

Hitachi, the Japanese maker of industrial power equipment and electronic goods, has emerged as the front-runner to buy the promoter's stake in Crompton Greaves, a power transmission and distribution company owned by billionaire Gautam Thapar, two persons familiar with the development said. Goldman Sachs, which has been appointed by the Indian promoters to scout for a buyer, has zeroed in on the $117.9-billion (March 2012 figures) Hitachi, which has had a presence in India for eight decades. Currently, Thapar owns 42.7% of company. Though the discussions are yet to be concluded, the deal is expected to value Crompton Greaves at over $2.5 billion, or Rs 15,000 crore, said one of the persons. (The Economic Times) 

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Courtesy: VCCEdge

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