Bajaj Auto Ltd on Wednesday announced the completion of acquisition of a majority stake in Austrian bike maker KTM following receipt of necessary approvals from European regulators for its 800-million euro transaction. The company has also changed the name of Pierer Bajaj AG (PBAG) to Bajaj Auto International Holdings AG and PIERER Mobility AG (PMAG) -- the holding company of KTM AG, the shares of which are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich and Vienna Stock Exchange -- to Bajaj Mobility AG, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. Earlier this month the company had stated that out of nine regulatory approvals it had received eight and on November 10, it had received notification from the European Commission for the same. In May this year, Bajaj Auto announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in KTM through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV, which has arranged a debt funding package of 800 million euro (about Rs 7,765 crore), to shift gear
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Bajaj Auto, which is set to take majority control of KTM AG, is looking at various options, including moving more production to India and job cuts as part of plans to reduce costs at the financially troubled Austrian bike maker, a senior company official said on Friday. The Pune-based two and three-wheeler maker is expected to get required regulatory approvals and gain majority control over KTM AG by mid-November, Bajaj Auto Executive Director Rakesh Sharma told reporters in a Q2 earnings call. "We have made an application for taking majority control over KTM AG, and we have submitted our application. There are some nine approvals which are needed from various commissions in Europe, and eight of them have been secured," he said. He further said, "The ninth one should also be through, hopefully by mid-November, which is when the turnaround can start, to be very actively led and directed by us." Responding to a query on whether it made sense for KTM to continue manufacturing operatio
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Bajaj Auto on Friday said the Austrian Takeover Commission has approved its subsidiary's acquisition of Pierer Mobility AG, the holding company of KTM AG. The commission ruled that Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV (BAIH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pune-based firm, is under no obligation to make a mandatory takeover bid to the shareholders of the Pierer Mobility AG. Bajaj Auto through Bajaj Auto BV holds a 49.9 per cent stake in its associate - - Pierer Bajaj AG (PBAG) in Austria. The remaining controlling stake in PBAG is held by Pierer Industrie AG. PBAG holds a nearly 75 per cent stake in its subsidiary, Pierer Mobility AG (PMAG). "We hereby inform that the Austrian Takeover Commission on 23rd October 2025 has confirmed the restructuring privilege for the acquisition of control by Bajaj Auto International Holdings B.V. with no obligation to make a mandatory takeover bid to the shareholders of PIERER Mobility AG," Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. Besides Austrian
The quarter saw Bajaj Auto revenues grow 6 per cent year-on-year to ₹12,580 crore, and Ebitda rise 3 per cent to ₹2,480 crore, slightly ahead of consensus.
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Austrian bike maker KTM on Saturday said the judicial restructuring of its holding firm Pierer Mobility AG has no impact on business related to products co-developed with Bajaj Auto for Indian domestic market and select export markets. However, it is impacting business of Pierer Mobility AG/KTM AG that is run out of Austria, including exports from Austria, India and China to its key markets in the US and Europe. On November 26, given the immediate liquidity constraints, the Executive Board of KTM AG has decided to file an application for the initiation of judicial restructuring proceedings with self-administration over the assets of KTM AG and its subsidiaries KTM Components GmbH and KTM F&E GmbH, the company said in a statement. All other subsidiaries of KTM AG, in particular all sales companies, are not affected, it added. "It is to be noted that the aforesaid matter has a bearing on the business of Pierer Mobility AG/KTM AG that is run out of Austria," the company said. These .
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