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Wilbur Ross, Ranjeet Nabha Join SpiceJet Board

By TEAM VCC

  • 03 Feb 2009

Wilbur Ross and his India pointman Ranjeet Nabha have joined the board of the low cost carrier SpiceJet, the company has informed stock exchanges. WL Ross & Co had last year invested $80 million in the carrier. Goldman Sachs also invested $20 million along with WL Ross. Nabha is the India CEO of WL Ross & Co.

Ross holds foreign currency convertible bonds that can be converted into equity by December 2010. If Ross converts FCCBs by next year, his stake in SpiceJet could go upto 32%. 

Government regulations currently allow only up to 49 per cent foreign direct investment and 100 per cent investment by a non-resident Indian through the automatic route.

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The other foreign shareholders include Dubai government's private equity arm Istithmar, which owns 13.4 per cent of the carrier, while FIIs hold about 10 per cent equity in the company.

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