Auto parts maker Tenneco to buy Federal-Mogul for $5.4 billion

(Reuters) - Auto parts maker Tenneco Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Federal-Mogul, a maker of powertrain components, from Icahn Enterprises LP for $5.4 billion as it looks to gain share in the fast growing Asia markets.

Tenneco's shares rose 2.8 percent to $57.11 in premarket trading.

After the Federal-Mogul deal closes in the second half of this year, Tenneco would separate its combined businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies in the second half of 2019.

The deal would be funded with a combination of $800 million in cash, 5.7 million shares of Tenneco Class A common stock, 23.8 million shares of non-voting class B common stock and debt.

Federal-Mogul is an automotive supplier which sells its products under several brands including Champion, Interfil and Goetze. Icahn Enterprises had acquired majority control of Federal-Mogul in 2008.

Lake Forest, Illinois- based Tenneco makes products including catalytic converters, diesel particulate filters and shock absorbers.

(Reporting by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)