Bharti Telecom increases stake in Airtel to 39.59 per cent

According to a stock exchange filing, Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) has in­creased its stake in Bharti Airtel to 39.59 per cent by acquiring an additional 1.35 per cent stake from another promoter group entity, Indian Continent Investment Limited (ICIL), through a Rs 83.01 billion bl­ock deal. Following the latest block deal, ICIL’s stake in Airtel has re­duced from 5.93 per cent, as per Airtel’s September 2023 quarter shareholding filing, to 4.56 per cent.