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Etihad, which is on an acquisition drive, agreed in April to buy a 24 per cent stake in Jet in a deal that would provide India’s largest carrier with a deep-pocketed global partner as well as cash to help pay off debts.
“Both parties are working towards achieving the regulatory approvals before the long-stop date... stipulated in the agreement. We are not in a position to comment further at this time,” Etihad said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
A Jet spokeswoman declined comment.
The deadline could be extended by the airlines but Etihad may also look to renegotiate terms of the deal, an industry expert said. “It is certain that they (Etihad) will seek for compensation for the projected financial implications of any renegotiation on the control clauses and on the timing to fruition of the deal,” said Stefano Sala, a partner at Avinomics, a Frankfurt-based specialist aviation investment advisory company.
Jet expects investments by Etihad to be completed within the next few months, chairman Naresh Goyal wrote in the company’s annual report on Monday.
Etihad in April agreed to buy the Jet stake in a deal priced at a 32 per cent premium to the market price of the target’s stock. It also agreed to make a $150 million investment in Jet’s frequent flyer programme and to spend $70 million to buy Jet’s three pairs of Heathrow takeoff and landing slots through a sale and leaseback agreement.
But regulatory approvals are still be secured. India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board deferred a decision last month as it sought more details on “effective control” of Jet. The deal also needs to be cleared by the capital markets regulator and will need final approval from a cabinet panel.
Photonics is the study of light and has several applications including LED, VR, holograms, high-speed internet and solar panels among other things
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