Thursday, March 19, 2009

M&M likely to seek PE funds for new ventures

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today said it might look at private equity investment in some of its newer ventures in the next fiscal. "We might look for some private equity investment in some of our newer ventures in the next fiscal," Mahindra & Mahindra President (Finance) Uday Phadke told reporters on the sidelines of a CII-organised seminar here.
Phadke, however, did not reveal much, saying, "We are currently working on the budgetary process of the company and cannot give further details." He also did not spell out details of the company's capex plan for the next fiscal but added that the company has so far put in less than Rs 1,000 crore in the first nine months of this fiscal.

Asked whether M&M would look at raising funds in the next fiscal for its capex programme, he said, "Yes, we will be requiring funds. It will be met through internal generations and some borrowing."

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