Competition Commission of India has accredited Air India’s acquisition by Tata Sons
Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday gave its approval to the acquisition of Air India by Talace Private Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons.
Along with the acquisition of shares in Air India, the competitors watchdog additionally accredited stake acquisition by Talace in Air India Express and Air India SATS Airport Services.
On October 8, the federal government had introduced that Talace Private Limited had received the bid to amass the debt-laden airline. Tata had outbid a consortium led by SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh by providing Rs 18,000 crore.
Later, on October 25, the federal government signed the share buy settlement with Tata Sons for the divestment of Air India.
“The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100 per cent equity share capital of Air India Limited (Air India) and Air India Express Limited, and 50 per cent equity share capital of Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited by Talace Private Limited (Talace),” the CCI mentioned in a launch.