MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Even as former Jet AirwaysNSE -3.48 %’ Chairman Naresh Goyal is expected to submit initial bids to purchase stake in the airline, the state-run National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) has shown interest in the cash-strapped carrier’s stake sale initiated by the lenders’ consortium, sources privy to development said on Thursday.
According to industry insiders, the UAE-based Etihad Airways has also shown interest in the Jet stake sale and is in touch with SBI Caps, the firm mandated to carry out the sale on behalf of the banks’ consotorium.