PNC Infratech and PNC Infra Holdings (PNC Infra), a wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Infratech have executed definitive agreements with Highways Infrastructure Trust (HIT), an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) whose sponsor is affiliated with funds, vehicles and/or accounts managed and/or advised by affiliates of KKR & Co Inc, to divest 12 of the Company’s road assets, which comprises of 11 National Highway (NH) Hybrid Annuity mode (HAM) assets and 1 State Highway BOT Toll asset with approximately 3,800 Lane Kms in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan.
The Enterprise Value of the Transaction is INR 9,005.7 crores together with the earn outs and is subject to any adjustments as stipulated in the definitive agreements translating to an equity value of INR 2,902 crores (including cash) on invested equity of INR 1,740 Crores. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory and other customary conditions standard to a transaction of this nature.
The divestment is aligned with the Company’s strategic objective of recycling the capital invested in operating road assets to leverage the ambitious growth vision that has been outlined by the Government of India for this sector.
KPMG India Services LLP acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Company, while Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co acted as the legal advisor.
Yogesh Jain, Managing Director of PNC Infratech, said “We feel proud to announce this landmark transaction – one of the largest in terms of value in the Indian Roads sector. We are truly humbled by the confidence shown by HIT in our assets. The transaction demonstrates the continued investor interest in the sector for high quality portfolios. This deal demonstrates our multi-pronged strategic objective of value creation commencing from winning the concession in a competitive bid process, relying on our strong execution capabilities to develop the best-in-class infrastructure within the envisaged timelines and recycling the operating assets to unlock the value for all our shareholders. This transaction would help us further strengthen our strong balance sheet and would give us a large headroom to continue pursuing our growth ambitions”.
