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Satyam sees interest from about 8 suitors: sources

Satyam sees interest from about 8 suitors: sources

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Mumbai: About eight potential bidders have registered with Satyam Computer Services to buy a 51% stake in the fraud-hit Indian outsourcer, two investment banking sources said on Friday.

“There has been at least 5-8 bids. We expect a much smaller number to proceed to the next stage of putting in a financial bid," one banker with knowledge of the deal said.

He declined to be named as he is not authorised to speak to the media.

Satyam was plunged into a crisis in January after its founder quit as chairman revealing profits were falsified for years. The company is now overseen by a government appointed board, which has begun the process of inducting a strategic investor.

Also Read | The Satyam Fiasco (Full Coverage)

The last day for registering expression of interest was Thursday, and the bidders will need to show the ability to invest Rs1,500 crore ($290 million) by 20 March.

Engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro, which owns a 12% stake in Satyam, diversified Spice Group, IT services firm Tech Mahindra and Nasdaq-listed iGate have all expressed interest.

The bankers declined to reveal the names of the other bidders. Final bids are expected to come in at between Rs40-50 a share but the price could change depending on the disclosures, they said.

By 0850 GMT, shares in Satyam were down 4% at Rs45.30 valuing the firm at about $600 million.

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Published: 13 Mar 2009, 02:43 PM IST
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