Vodafone to sell remaining stake in Indian tower company Indus
Hindustan TimesThe UK's Vodafone Group Plc is selling the whole 3% of stake it owns of Indus Towers in a $300 million deal to exit the company which is now a Bharti Airtel subsidiary. The Sunil Mittal-led Airtel could be a potential buyer for the Indus Tower shares from Vodafone UK The proceeds from selling the 79.2 million shares will be used to clear the company's $101 million in debts to existing lenders secured against Vodafone's Indian assets. The remaining will be used to infuse fresh capital into Vodafone Idea, its Indian telecom joint venture with the Aditya Birla Group to clear a portion of its dues to Indus Towers. The Sunil Mittal-led Airtel could be a potential buyer for the shares, according to an Economic Times report which cited unnamed industry executives and added that discussions have been going on for some time.