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    NIIF may acquire Ashoka Buildcon toll road company for Rs 1,000 crore

    Synopsis

    Jaora-Nayagaon Toll Road was originally owned by a consortium of four developers - SREI Group, PNC Infratech, IFCI and SPML Infra, as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop Jaora-Nayagaon section, on build, operate and transfer (BOT) - toll basis. Ashoka Concessions acquired controlling stake and management control of the project in 2015, while IFCI sold 26% stake in the project to SBI Macquarie Infra.

    Mails sent to NIIF and Ashoka Buildcon remained unanswered, while a Macquarie spokesperson declined to comment.Agencies
    Mails sent to NIIF and Ashoka Buildcon remained unanswered, while a Macquarie spokesperson declined to comment.
    National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), the country's first infra-focused corpus, is in advanced talks to acquire a road project owned jointly by Ashoka Buildcon and Macquarie India, valuing the Madhya Pradesh property in the vicinity of ₹1,000 crore.

    Multiple people told ET that talks are reaching the concluding stage on ownership transfer of the Jaora-Nayagaon Toll Road Company that operates the 120-km Jaora-Nayagaon section of SH-31 (erstwhile NH-79). An Ashoka subsidiary owns 74% of the Jaora-Nayagaon Toll Road Company, while Macquarie India owns the remaining 26%.

    "The talks are in final stages and we expect the deal to be signed in a month," said one of the sources. The asset will be acquired through Athaang Infrastructure - the road platform incubated by NIIF Master Fund.

    Mails sent to NIIF and Ashoka Buildcon remained unanswered, while a Macquarie spokesperson declined to comment.

    Jaora-Nayagaon Toll Road was originally owned by a consortium of four developers - SREI Group, PNC Infratech, IFCI and SPML Infra, as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop Jaora-Nayagaon section, on build, operate and transfer (BOT) - toll basis. Ashoka Concessions acquired controlling stake and management control of the project in 2015, while IFCI sold 26% stake in the project to SBI Macquarie Infra.

    Currently, Athaang owns three strategic road assets, including Dichpally Tollway - a 60-kilometre, four-lane toll road connecting Armur to Adloor on National Highway-7 in Telangana; and Devanahalli Tollway - a strategic arterial 22-km six-lane toll road in Karnataka, connecting Bengaluru city and its airport.

    In April, NIIF had acquired GVR Ashoka Chennai Outer Ring Road in Tamil Nadu from Ashoka Concessions for ₹686 crore. Last year, ET first reported about NIIF's plans to acquire operational road assets of Ashoka Concessions, including Chennai ORR.


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