Not planning to convert Cooper deal debt into equity: Apollo

Apollo shares fell as much as 8% on Friday, extending their 25% drop on Thursday

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Reuters New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 14 2013 | 2:17 PM IST

Apollo Tyres is not currently looking at converting into equity some of the debt it will take to finance its $2.5 billion deal to buy US -based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, Chief Financial Officer Sunam Sarkar said.

Apollo shares fell as much as 8% on Friday, extending their 25%  drop on Thursday on worries about the company's debt profile after the acquisition of Cooper, a company nearly three times the Indian company's market value.

 

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First Published: Jun 14 2013 | 1:42 PM IST