Fairfax India Completes Acquisition of an Additional 10% Interest in Bangalore International Airport Limited
February 20 2025 - 6:45AM
Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (“Fairfax India” or the
“Company”) (TSX: FIH.U) announces that, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, it has completed the acquisition of an additional 10%
equity interest in Bangalore International Airport Limited (“BIAL”)
from Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, part of Siemens Financial
Services for, in aggregate, $255.0 million (the “Purchase Price”).
As previously announced, the Purchase Price is payable in three
installments, with the initial installment paid on closing of the
transaction and the balance to be paid on August 31, 2025 and July
31, 2026.
As a result of the closing of the transaction,
Fairfax India’s aggregate share ownership in BIAL has increased to
74.0% (30.4% held by its wholly-owned subsidiary and 43.6% held by
its indirect subsidiary, Anchorage Infrastructure Investments
Holdings Limited) from 64.0% last year. The equity interest in BIAL
owned by the Indian state promoters, Airports Authority of India
and Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development
Corporation Limited remains unchanged at 13% each.
BIAL is a private company located in Bengaluru,
India. BIAL, under a concession agreement with the Government of
India until the year 2068, has the exclusive rights to carry out
the development, design, financing, construction, commissioning,
maintenance, operation and management of the Kempegowda
International Airport Bengaluru (“KIAB”) through a public-private
partnership. KIAB is the first greenfield airport in India built
through a public-private partnership.
About Fairfax India
Fairfax India is an investment holding company
whose objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation, while
preserving capital, by investing in public and private equity
securities and debt instruments in India and Indian businesses or
other businesses with customers, suppliers or business primarily
conducted in, or dependent on, India.
For further information, contact: |
John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Affairs(416) 367-475 |
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