March 2017

India’s largest mobile phone company sells 10.3% of tower unit to KKR-Canada Pension Plan combine

India's Bharti Airtel has sold a 10.3% stake in its tower unit to a consortium for 61.94 billion rupees ($952 million) as the country's largest mobile phone company seeks to trim its staggering debt. The consortium, backed by private equity firm KKR & Co. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, paid 325 rupees per Bharti Infratel share, a 4% premium to Monday's closing price, Bharti Airtel said in a statement to the Indian stock exchanges Tuesday. Bharti Airtel, which will hold...