Tata Motors to acquire Iveco Group

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Iveco Group, a European leader in commercial vehicles and mobility, and Tata Motors Limited, a global automotive leader, announce that they have reached an agreement to create a commercial vehicles group with the reach, product portfolio and industrial capability to be a global champion in this dynamic sector.

The envisaged recommended voluntary tender offer will be made by TML CV Holdings PTE LTD or a new limited liability company to be incorporated under Dutch law (the “Offeror”), which will be wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Tata Motors. The completion of the offer is conditional, inter alia, on the separation of Iveco’s defence business and, as such, the public offer is for all issued common shares of Iveco Group after the separation of that business. The Offer represents a total consideration of approximately EUR 3.8 billion for Iveco Group, excluding Iveco’s defence business and the net proceeds from the defence business separation.

The offer would bring together two businesses with highly complementary product portfolios and capabilities and with substantially no overlap in their industrial and geographic footprints, creating a stronger, more diversified entity with a significant global presence and sales of over c.540k units per year. Together, Iveco and the commercial vehicle business of Tata Motors will have combined revenues of c.€22bn split across Europe (c.50%), India (c.35%) and the Americas (c.15%) with attractive positions in emerging markets in Asia and Africa.

The combined group will be better positioned to invest in and deliver innovative, sustainable mobility solutions by leveraging both supplier networks to serve customers globally. It will also unlock superior growth opportunities and create significant value for all stakeholders in a dynamic marketplace. By preserving each group’s industrial footprint and employee communities, this complementarity is also expected to foster a smooth and successful integration process.

Furthermore, in the context of the ongoing, rapid transformation of the global commercial vehicle industry, the strategic combination of the commercial vehicle business of Tata Motors and Iveco Group will transform both entities, creating a robust platform with a global customer base and geographically diverse footprint. The new company will be able to drive better operating leverage by spreading its capital investments over larger volumes, generating important efficiencies and reducing the cash flow volatility inherent in the commercial vehicles sector. It will also enable the capabilities of Iveco Group’s successful powertrain business, FPT, to be further enhanced.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Motors: “This is a logical next step following the demerger of the Tata Motors Commercial Vehicle business and will allow the combined group to compete on a truly global basis with two strategic home markets in India and Europe. The combined group’s complementary businesses and greater reach will enhance our ability to invest boldly. I look forward to securing the necessary approvals and concluding the transaction in the coming months.”

Suzanne Heywood, Chair of Iveco Group: “We are proud to announce this strategically significant combination, which brings together two businesses with a shared vision for sustainable mobility. Moreover, the reinforced prospects of the new combination are strongly positive in terms of the security of employment and industrial footprint of Iveco Group as a whole.”