New Delhi : Telecom tower firm Viom Networks’ Rs 5,900 crore FDI proposal was among the 13 projects, totalling Rs 6,500 crore cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
The board cleared the proposal of ATC Asia Pacific Pte to acquire majority stake in Viom Networks involving Rs 5,900 crore.
Alstom Manufacturing India’s proposal worth Rs 400 crore and pharma firm Cipla’s proposal of Rs 150 crore were also cleared. In October last year, American Tower Corporation had signed pact to acquire 51 % in Viom Networks at total enterprise value of around Rs 21,000 crore, including debt of about Rs 5,800 crore of Viom, a largest foreign direct investment in telecom sector the current fiscal.
