Tuesday, April 15, 2008

TVS Logistics Mops Up Rs 100cr PE Investment From Goldman Sachs

TVS Logistics Services Ltd (TVSL) has mopped up Rs 100 crore via private equity investment from Goldman Sachs to fuel its growth. This is the first time a private equity investment has been made in a TVS Group company. The funding will support the company to pass Rs 1,000-crore turnover by 2010, increase from Rs 338 crore in 2007-08. Goldman Sachs has infused a significant minority stake. The company likely to go in for an IPO, anytime after 18 months from now. The turnover of TVS group had crossed the $5-billion mark in 2007-08.

TVSL recently acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Mumbai-based Greenarches Ltd and renamed it TVS Infrastructure Ltd. This company will develop logistics parks by infusing about Rs 500 core through a special purpose vehicle. It owns about 20 acres in Pune and 10 acres in Chennai and plans to build up a land bank of about 200 acres in automotive hubs such as Gurgaon, Halol, Hosur, Indore, Lucknow, Singur and Uttranchal. TVSL recently formed 75:25 joint venture company, TVS Dynamic Global Freight Services Ltd, along with Dynamic Freight Forwarding Service.

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