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UTI AMC to sell 10-12% for $200 mn (The Economic Times 30th Jan 2008)UTI ASSET Management Company is roping in an international strategic investor for expanding its operations abroad. The investor, to be chosen from a slew of interested parties, will buy 10-12% equity in the country’s second largest mutual fund house for around $200 million.
Half-a-dozen interested parties including Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Warburg Pincus, Singapore’s GIC and Japanese Shinsei Bank — are vying for the stake. Sources close to the development said the deal is expected to be finalised very soon. More
KPMG to advise DVC on IPO plans (The Economic Times 30th Jan 2008)Damodar Valley Corporation has appointed KPMG to advise it on funding new projects through the initial public offer route. It has lined up investments of Rs 30,000 crore over the next few years.
The proposal has been passed by the DVC board and the consultant was recently offered a letter of intent. They are scheduled to submit the report in three months from now. KPMG will primarily look at various options of floating an IPO the timing of the issue and the amount of money that can be raised from the offer. Confirming the development, senior DVC officials told ET; “KPMG will look into the present framework of the DVC Act and advice on ways to raise funds through an IPO without having to amend the DVC Act of 1948. They will help us in the entire process till the money is mobilised.” More

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