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Tata mulls Jaguar, Land Rover buy



By Surojit Chatterjee
19 July 2007 @ 12:34 pm IST


The Landrover and Jaguar car manufacturing plant is pictured at Halewood, in Liverpool, north-west England
The Landrover and Jaguar car manufacturing plant is pictured at Halewood, in Liverpool, north-west England, in June. Indian automakers Tata Motors and the Mahindra group are considering separate bids to buy luxury British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from struggling US carmaker Ford Motor Corp, according to media reports released on Thursday. (AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
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M&M officials have refused to comment on whether it was interested in bidding.

According to the Daily Telegraph, analysts have suggested that Jaguar and Land Rover sale may fetch at least $1.5 billion (£735 million) to Ford.

Ford has reportedly asked Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC to advise on the sale.

Private equity firms Apollo Management, Cerberus Capital Management, Blackstone Group and Alchemy Partners have reportedly shown interest in the Jaguar-Land Rover deal.

Industry watchers claim that if Tata is successful, the deal would rank among India's biggest overseas takeover deals. The Tata Group, which has been involved in major overseas takeovers in recent times, including the £6.7 billion acquisition of Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus through Tata Steel earlier this year, reported revenues of $21.9 billion in 2005-06.

Tata Motors, which listed on the NYSE in 2004, has been making rapid strides for a greater share of the global auto business.

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