INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tata Motors has raised $425 million through unsecured offshore bondsTata Motors has raised $425 million through unsecured offshore bonds at
to the stock exchange, the company confirmed the fund raising and said it will use 225 million pounds ($318 million) of the proceeds to
refinance existing loans and the rest to meet corporate expenses.The bonds have a maturity date of June 2026, it said.Tata Motors, which
owns British luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover, said it received "significant interest from investors across Asia and Europe" with the bond
issue over-subscribed by over five times.The bond issue has a 'B' rating from Standard - Poor's Ratings Service.In India, a AAA rated
state-run firm would need to pay around 5.9% for raising 5 year funds at the current levels, making offshore fund raising attractive despite
the currency conversion costs
Offshore sales also enable bond issuers to raise larger sums and diversify their debt-investor base.About two dozen Indian companies
collectively raised $14.01 billion abroad in 2020, down from $26.5 billion the previous year, according to data from Dealogic, a global
The company said in 2020 it plans to be net debt free at the end of three years.Bank of America, BNP Paribas and ANZ were the lead managers
on the deal, the term sheet showed.
