IHH ups ante in Fortis courtship with 40-billion rupee stake offer
Four known parties are currently wooing India's second-largest hospital chain as it struggles with cash flow and rising debt
Singapore
AS more suitors join in the pursuit of India's Fortis Healthcare, Singapore-listed IHH Healthcare is doubling down with a dowry offer of up to 40 billion rupees (S$796 million) for a stake in the Indian hospital chain.
Should the offer materialise and get accepted, it could be one of the biggest equity transactions abroad by a Singapore-listed firm.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Companies & Markets
Porsche posts Q1 profit drop on ramp-up costs
IBM plots US$730 million expansion of Canadian semiconductor site
Seatrium unit to fully redeem S$500 million worth of floating-rate bonds early
Yeo Guat Kwang, John Chen retiring from corporate boards
US: Wall St opens higher
Air China orders homegrown C919s in challenge to jet duopoly