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Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Wednesday it will buy U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus' 20% stake in its direct-to-home television arm for 31.26 billion rupees ($429.31 million). Bharti Airtel, which is looking to consolidate the shareholding of its consumer facing businesses, said it will issue about 36.5 million shares to a Warburg Pincus affiliate at 600 rupees per share, and pay up to 10.38 billion rupees in cash. Lion Meadow Investment, a Warburg Pincus affiliate, bought the stake in Bharti Telemedia in 2017. ....
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday initiated the first step to unlock the value ofits digital businesses by setting up a special committee of its boardof directors. Airtel said the committee would evaluate various options for the re-organisation of businesses and shareholding structure of the company and its various subsidiaries to achieve the required flexibility and sharper focus on digital and non-telecom businesses. This, it said, would enable any unlocking of enhanced value for its stakeholders. The company also announced the acquisition of Warburg Pincus’s 20 per cent stake in its direct-to-home (DTH) arm. Airtel, which is locked in a fierce competition with Reliance Jio in the telecom space, aims to align the ownership of its consumer-facing businesses, with the Warburg Pincus transaction. Separately the Sunil Mittal-led company is looking to scale up and monetise its digital businesses, which include music streaming app Wynk, content platform Xstream, cloud-based ....
Airtel to buy back 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia from Warburg Pincus for Rs 3,126 crore indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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India Business News: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it will acquire 20% stake in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus for about Rs 3,126 crore ....