[India] - Alberta investment, HDFC Life to invest Rs 667 cr in India Grid Trust

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ambit Capital and SBI Caps are running a preferential issue process on IndiGrid's behalf
| Source: official website2 min read Last Updated Aug 27 2024 | 9:53 PM IST India Grid Trust on Tuesday said Alberta Investment
Management Corporation and HDFC Life will invest Rs 567 crore and Rs 100 crore, respectively, in it. According to a statement, India Grid
Trust (IndiGrid) announced the launch of its preferential issue process to raise Rs 695 crore following the successful conclusion of the
offer-for-sale (OFS). IndiGrid on Tuesday launched its preferential issue process to raise Rs 695 crore through primary issuance of units
for Rs 136.43 /unit, it added. IndiGrid has received investment commitments from Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), one of
Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers, and HDFC Life for an investment of Rs 567 crore and Rs 100 crore,
respectively, with a balance committed by other investors. Ambit Capital and SBI Caps are running a preferential issue process on
IndiGrid's behalf. Harsh Shah, Chief Executive Officer IndiGrid, said, "We are also delighted to welcome AIMCo and HDFC Life through a
preferential issue, in our roster of reputed investors". Ahmed Mubashir, Managing Director, Head of EMEA and India, Infrastructure from
AIMCo, said, "AIMCo is also impressed by IndiGrid's track record of enabling accretive growth and is excited to be further supporting and
enabling that journey with this equity injection". Last week, KKR successfully concluded an OFS process to bring their unitholding down
from 21.17 per cent to 3.85 per cent.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff;
the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Aug 27 2024 | 9:53 PMIST