Tata group and the central government signs SPA

The Tata Group, the winning bidder in the Air India Limited divestment process, and the central government signed a share price agreement (SPA) for the sale of the national carrier. The SPA, which is a legal contract between the seller and the buyer, was signed at the Department of Invest­ment and Public Asset Management. Tata group holding company Tata Sons Private Limited, through its wholly owned unit Talace Private Limited, submitted a bid of Rs 180 billion as the enterprise value of Air India, against a reserve price of Rs 129.06 billion.