GVK buys L&T's 17% stake in BIAL for Rs 686 cr

Hyderabad-headquartered infrastructure developer, GVK Power and Infrastructure (GVKPIL), today acquired the entire stake of 17 per cent held by L&T Infrastructure Development Projects in Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) for a total consideration of Rs 686 crore.

The acquisition, made through GVK Group's wholly-owned subsidiary GVK Airport Developers, was priced at Rs 105 per share. With this acquisition, GVKPIL will now hold 29 per cent in BIAL. The company, on November 29, had acquired a 12 per cent stake of the 17 per cent held by Zurich Airport for Rs 484.6 crore.

Siemens currently holds the largest stake in BIAL at 40 per cent, while the Airports Authority of India and Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (KSIIDC), the financing arm of the Karnataka government for infrastructure projects, holds 13 per cent stake each.

"The acquisition of additional stake in BIAL is in line with our objective of expanding GVK's presence in the airports business. As BIAL embarks on the next phase of expansion, we wish to partner with all stakeholders to ensure that Bengaluru International Airport further consolidates its position as the leading airport destination in southern India," GVKPIL Chairman and Managing Director GV Krishna Reddy, stated in a press release.