Adani Airport Holdings Limited(AAHL), holding company of Adani Group for its airports business (and a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited-“AEL”:collectively called “Adani”) has entered into an agreement to acquire 74% in Mumbai International Airport Limited(MIAL) or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Through the agreement, AAHL will acquire the debt of current promoter GVK group and buy out minority shareholders.
Important Points about the Acquisition
i.MIAL is a joint venture(JV) between the Airports Authority of India(AAI) and GVK Industries. Airport Company of South Africa (ACSA) holds 10% and Bidvest Group holds 13.5% in MIAL.
ii.It indicates that AAHL will acquire 50.50% stake of GVK Airport Developers Ltd(GVKADL) and 23.5% of minority partners ACSA and Bidvest in MIAL – for which it has obtained Competition Commission of India approval. Remaining 26% stake of MIAL will be with acquired by AAI.
Note
- It is to be noted that this is the 1st major acquisition for Adani group.
- Adani Group will become the largest private operator of airports in India after acquiring 74% stake in MIAL along with the AAI’s 6 non-metro airports, which was transferred(on 50-year leases) to AAI in a government tender in 2019.
Provisions of the Agreement
i.In order to commence construction of Navi Mumbai International Airport, Adani will achieve the financial closure of this project at the earliest.
ii.Adani is subjected to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, to convert the acquired debt to equity of GVKADL on mutually agreed terms
Key Info
i.GVKPIL has a debt of around Rs 6,000 crore & MIAL’s liabilities are around Rs 8,000 crore.
ii.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charged the GVK Group with siphoning off funds totaling Rs 705 crore.
iii.It is charged for causing a loss of Rs 310 crore to the exchequer as it entered into fake work contracts on the land given by the government to MIAL.
GVK
GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited (“GVKPIL”) with its subsidiaries, GVK
Airport Developers Limited (“GVKADL”) and GVK Airport Holdings Limited (“GVKAHL”) is collectively called as GVK.
Additional Info– 6 non metro airports are Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram airports.
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About Adani Group:
Chairman– Gautam Adani
HeadQuarters– Ahmedabad, Gujarat
About Airports Authority of India:
Chairman– Arvindh Singh
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
