Crompton Greaves to sell consumer electrical unit to Advent and Temasek

FP Archives|Apr 24, 2015, 10:01:15 IST

Crompton Greaves has proposed to divest its entire stake in consumer electricals unit for Rs 2000 crore to a special purpose vehicle managed by Advent International Corp and a unit of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, the company said in a statement on Friday.[caption id="attachment_2011611" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representative Image[/caption]A consortium led by US private equity firm Advent International Corp is set to buy the consumer products business of Crompton Greaves for up to $350 million, two sources directly involved in the deal told Reuters earlier.The board of Crompton Greaves, a conglomerate whose activities stretch from power transmission equipment to fans and air coolers, approved a plan in March to hive off its consumer products business into a separately listed company.Reuters

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