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Lafarge to buy back Baring stake in Indian unit

21 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge India is reportedly buying back the 14.03 per cent stake it sold to global private equity investor Baring Private Equity Asia in 2013. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Paris Cement Investment Holdings, Barings Asia acquired a 14.03 per cent stake in Lafarge India for EUR200m. According to local press reports, the share agreement with the PE fund is said to have a clause which triggers a buyback case in case there is any change in the shareholding structure. With Lafarge and Holc...

CCI approves sale of Lafarge India stake

03 July 2013, Published under Cement News

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared the proposed 14 per cent sale of Lafarge India Pvt Ltd to Baring Private Equity Asia. "The combination is not likely to have appreciable adverse effect on competition in India and therefore, the Commission hereby approves the combination under... the (Competition) Act," CCI said in its order dated June 26. In May Baring Private Equity Asia, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Paris Cement Investment Holdings, agreed to acquire a 14....

Baring Asia in talks with Lafarge India for minority stake

01 May 2013, Published under Cement News

Private equity firm Baring Asia is said to be in advanced talks with Lafarge India to invest about US$240m for a minority stake, according to reports by Reuters. The deal is likely to be announced soon, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. Lafarge is raising capacity of its Indian arm to fund the expansion, according to one of the sources. Local press say that the stake could be around 14-15 per cent worth US$261m. Lafarge currently has four cement plants in India: ...