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TPG, GIC Stitch Local Deals to Chase Haier
Mint Hyderabad
|March 20, 2025
PE firms tie up with local business families for up to 49% stake
Global private equity firm TPG Capital and Singapore government's sovereign wealth fund GIC have entered the race to acquire up to 49% stake in the Indian operations of Chinese consumer durables maker Haier, four people aware of the development said. While TPG has teamed up with the Burman family, GIC is bidding along with the Goenka family of the Welspun Group, these people said.
"The first round of bidding is through. Currently, the bidders are carrying out due diligence," one of the people cited above said, requesting anonymity.
The company has appointed investment bank Citigroup Capital Markets to find buyers for the stake. "There are various structures being discussed with various bidders," the second person added. The deal may value the company at around $2 billion.
This story is from the March 20, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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