Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund owns a 56.8% stake in GRICL, while IL&FS holds 26.8% and the balance stake is with the Gujarat government. GRICL s toll roads are in Gujarat. The Ahmedabad to Mehsana stretch on SH-41 spans 51.6 kms. The second road asset of 31.7 kms from Vadodara to Halol on SH-87 is on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
The projects have strong counter parties - NHAI for four projects and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) for one each, said a recent Crisil report. The toll road projects have a long tolling track record between 8 to 14 years, while the annuity projects have a track record of receiving 26 and 20 semi-annual annuities without any material deduction.
Private equity firm KKR s Highways Infrastructure Trust is in talks to buy a 12-road project portfolio from construction firm PNC Infratech for an enterprise value of $1.1bn. The deal would see KKR acquire 11 HAM roads and one BOT road located across the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Seven of the 12 road projects are already operational, while the others are expected to become so within the next three to four months.
Private equity firm KKR has signed agreements to acquire a toll road from Hyderabad-based Navayuga group, a media report said.
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