Aditya Birla Fashion plans to launch Rs 1,000-cr rights issue: Official

The rights issue is part of their objectives of reducing leverage, strengthening balance sheet apart from funding general corporate expenses, including working capital

Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail is set to launch rights issue worth Rs 1,000 crore at the earliest, as part of its fund-raising plans for the current fiscal as well to cap the leverage, according to a company official.

Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail is the country's largest pure-play fashion and lifestyle player with a strong bouquet of fashion brands and retail formats with a network of over 3,040 stores, and presence across 25,000 multi-brand outlets across the country.

The board, which is meeting on Wednesday, is set to approve the plan to raise Rs 1,000 crore by way of