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Oaktree, Varde offer $2 billion funding to Vodafone Idea: Report

Vodafone Idea said in September it plans to raise as much as 250 billion rupees ($3.4 billion)

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Baiju Kalesh, Anto Antony and P R Sanjai | Bloomberg

1 min read Last Updated : Nov 19 2020 | 1:57 PM IST

A consortium backed by Oaktree Capital has offered to provide at least $2 billion of funding to Vodafone Group Plc’s listed Indian arm, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Oaktree teamed up with several other firms including Varde Partners for the potential deal with Vodafone Idea Ltd., according to the people. The investor group made a proposal to provide around $2 billion to $2.5 billion of capital to Vodafone Idea, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Vodafone Idea said in September it plans to raise as much as 250 billion rupees ($3.4

Topics : Vodafone Idea Private equity

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