IndInfravit Trust and Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Limited (SIPL) enter into definitive agreement.
Transaction values the Roads Portfolio at an enterprise value of approximately INR 6,610 crore.
IndInfravit Trust (“IndInfravit”) and Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Limited (“SIPL”) today executed definitive agreements whereby IndInfravit has agreed to purchase the entire equity shareholding of SIPL in nine of SIPL’s operational road projects1 (“Roads Portfolio”) from SIPL. The transaction values 100% of the Roads Portfolio at an enterprise value of approximately INR 6,610 crore.
Ambit Private Limited acted as the exclusive financial adviser to IndInfravit.
IndInfravit is sponsored by L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (“L&T IDPL”). In addition to L&T IDPL, the other unitholders include Allianz insurance companies represented by Allianz Capital Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) and OMERS Infrastructure.
The Roads Portfolio comprises seven toll roads and two annuity roads, with total 2,619 lane kms in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana, some of India’s most economically vibrant states. The roads forming part of the Roads Portfolio have been operational, on an average, for approximately six years, and are used by diverse groups of road users and commercial traffic. The states in which these roads are present contribute c.39% to the GDP and c.28% to the population of India.