Vijay Mallya-promoted UB Group, which has acquired 26 per cent stake in Air Deccan for Rs550 crore and is to buy another 20 per cent through an open offer, has initiated talks with financial institutions to fund the takeover.
UB Holdings has only four weeks time to tie up funds and the process of talks with financial institutions have begun, said UB Group Chief Financial Officer Ravi Nedungadi.
Last week, Mallya's UB Group paid an advance of Rs 150 crore toward the 26 per cent stake -- which would be through an issue of 96,77,419 fully paid-up equity shares.
The remaining amount would be paid to Air Deccan's promoter Deccan Aviation Ltd in the coming four weeks. The transaction had valued Air Deccan at Rs 155 a share.
Read more in The DNA Money article.
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