Project stake sale buzz puts BF Utilities on fast track BF Utilities has been in the thick of action, of late, on talk that the company is selling a stake in its Bengaluru-Mysore expressway project to a private equity investor. The buzz is that the project, which has been stuck due to political hurdles, has been valued at Rs 1,200-1,500 crore.
Late July, the stock was speculated to be accumulated by the Silent Operator and the Rar(e)ing Bull on talk that the Supreme Court ruling on the project was expected in August. The Karnataka government filed an affidavit rejecting the demand of BF’s arm, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE), for an additional land of 776 acres within the Bengaluru municipal limit.
Now, the fresh bit of rumours doing the round is that BF Utilities is in advance talks with Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) and IDFC PE to sell similar stake in the second-and-third phase of the corridor project. Senior company officials denied any such development.
“We don’t want to comment on market speculation. For the record, we’ve not decided anything on stake sale in the Nandi Corridor project,” said Ashok Kheny, managing director, NICE. Shares of BF Utilities ended 8% higher at Rs 1,087 on the BSE on Friday.
~Supratik