Mumbai:
US private equity firm TPG Capital has raised $305 million by selling about half of its stake in commercial vehicle financier Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
TPG, which owned about 20 per cent of Shriram Transport before the sale, sold the shares at Rs 715 apiece to a large number of overseas and domestic institutional investors, the source said.
The private equity firm had launched the share sale late on Wednesday in the price range of Rs 715 to Rs 755.95 a share, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
Shares in Shriram Transport traded down 7.1 per cent at Rs 702.10 as of 1.16 p.m., while NSE benchmark Nifty was down more than 1 per cent.
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TPG, which owned about 20 per cent of Shriram Transport before the sale, sold the shares at Rs 715 apiece to a large number of overseas and domestic institutional investors, the source said.
The private equity firm had launched the share sale late on Wednesday in the price range of Rs 715 to Rs 755.95 a share, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
Shares in Shriram Transport traded down 7.1 per cent at Rs 702.10 as of 1.16 p.m., while NSE benchmark Nifty was down more than 1 per cent.
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