
The deal for Hutch Essar could see Vodafone selling its stake in Bharti, as it could have a controlling stake in Bharti`s rival.
Foreign investors are limited to owning 74 per cent of an Indian mobile operator, and so Vodafone will have to seek a local partner for Hutch Essar.
Hutchison Telecom is a unit of the Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. conglomerate controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.
-SANTOSH MENON & HIMANGSHU WATTS
Hindalco strikes $6 bn deal to take Novelis
MUMBAI: Corporate major Aditya Birla Group on Sunday said it was acquiring US-based Novelis for six billion dollars, a deal that would make them the world’s largest rolled aluminium producer. The all-cash acquisition of Novelis by Hindalco was announced by Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla.