KKR, GIC betting on India’s power sector with $400 million investment: Sources

HONG KONG: Global investment firm KKR & Co Inc is leading a deal to acquire a controlling stake in India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), in a bet on the country’s rapidly growing power sector, people familiar with the transaction told Reuters.

KKR, together with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, will acquire up to 57% of IndiGrid for about $400 million, the people said. IndiGrid’s current market value is about $332 million.

The deal would mark KKR’s first infrastructure investment in Asia since it set up a team late last year that focuses on the sector in the region.