Friday 26 Apr 2024
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MUMBAI (Feb 27): A subsidiary of Providence Equity Partners is selling its 3.3% stake in India's third-biggest mobile phone carrier Idea Cellular Ltd for at least US$190 million, according to a deal term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday.

The Providence unit, P5 Asia Investments (Mauritius) Ltd, will sell about 120 million shares in the mobile carrier on Tuesday in a price range of 106.5 rupees (US$1.60) to 114.55 rupees a share, the term sheet showed.

The lower end of the range is a 7% discount to Idea's closing price of 114.55 rupees on the National Stock Exchange on Monday and would value the 3.3% stake at nearly US$192 million.

Idea, part of the Aditya Birla conglomerate and about 20% owned by Malaysia's Axiata, is in talks over a merger with Vodafone's Indian subsidiary, potentially creating the country's biggest phone carrier.

Idea shares have surged nearly 47% since the two sides confirmed merger talks on Jan 30.

(US$1 = 66.7000 Indian rupees)

 

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