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| Diageo Plc will acquire a 27.4 per cent stake in Vijay Mallya-owned United Spirits, the leading spirits company in India, for Rs 5,725.4 crore, the company said in a statement.
Mr Mallya will remain the chairman of United Spirits.
The deal will ramp up Diageo's presence in India, the world's largest whisky market, while Mr Mallya will gain the much-needed cash to reduce USL's debt, which stood at $1.6 billion (Rs 8,718.8 crore) at the end of June. | |
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