CCI approves acquisition of 100% equity share capital of L&T IDPL, KTL

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of 100 per cent of the equity share capital of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T IDPL) and Kudgi Transmission Limited (KTL), by Epic Concesiones Private Limited (ECPL) and Infrastructure Yield Plus II (IYP II), respectively, under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

As per the CCI, the Proposed Combination envisages the acquisition of 51 per cent and 49 per cent of equity share capital of L&T IDPL from Larsen and Toubro Limited and CPPIB India Private Holdings Inc., respectively, by ECPL; and 100 per cent of the equity share capital of KTL (a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&T IDPL) by IYP II.