Crompton Greaves to sell foreign T&D business

The company will sell its transmission and distribution business to a US private equity fund for about Rs 851 crore

Avantha Group company Crompton Greaves will sell its transmission and distribution (T&D) business outside India to First Reserve International, a US private equity (PE) fund, for an enterprise value of euro 115 million (about Rs 851 crore).

In May last year, Crompton Greaves had received non-binding proposals from interested parties to acquire European, North American and Indonesian activities of power division of the company.

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Crompton Greaves said the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and signing of definitive share purchase agreement.

It further said, “The sale will enable the company to reduce debt and focus on its faster growing Indian business. The company continues to actively examine its other international B2B businesses (business-to-business) with a view to monetise.”

The stock was trading at Rs 148.10, up 6.13 per cent from its previous close on BSE.