Citi and HSBC among banks to manage $3 bn ONGC share sale: sources

Govt is considering selling 5% stake in the oil major

Citigroup and HSBC are among five banks chosen to manage the planned sale of a stake in state oil company Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), three sources with direct knowledge of the development said on Monday.

UBS and investment banks Kotak Investment Banking and ICICI Securities have also been mandated by the finance ministry's disinvestment department, the sources told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The sale is planned to be launched during the three months to December, the sources said, with one of the sources saying that investor roadshows could start in mid-September.

The government, which has a 68.94% stake in ONGC, is considering selling a 5% stake, worth about $3 billion at the current market price.

 

If completed, the sale could raise more than a quarter of the $10.5 billion target for asset sales this financial year announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to help to bridge the budget deficit.