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Warburg Pincus to invest $350 million to acquire 20% stake in Bhart Airtel’s DTH arm

13 Dec 2017 Evaluate

Warburg Pincus’s affiliate will acquire up to a 20% equity stake in Bharti Telemedia, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, for around $350 million. Of this, 15% stake will be sold by Bharti Airtel and the balance by another Bharti entity which holds 5% stake. Warburg Pincus is a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.

Bharti Telemedia is one of the largest Direct-To-Home (DTH) paid TV service providers in India and offers services under the Airtel TV brand. It had around 14 million subscribers and around $550 million in revenues during the 12-month period ended September 30, 2017. 

Upon closing of the transaction, Bharti Airtel will own an 80% equity stake in Bharti Telemedia.

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