Tata Sons Redefines Debt Strategy, Asks Companies to Pay Liabilities Independently
Tata Sons has reportedly told lenders that going forward, all capital allocation into new businesses like Tata Digital and Air India will be through equity investments and internal accruals
Outlook Business Desk
Updated on: 6 January 2025 12:48 pm
Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, has directed the management of all the companies to manage debts and liabilities independently. As the companies are going to take a new financial route to manage liabilities, they will no longer follow the old way of providing letters of comfort and cross-default clauses to lenders, the Economic Times reported, citing official sources.
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Tata Sons has reportedly told lenders that going forward, all capital allocation into new businesses will be through equity investments and internal accruals largely contributed by dividends from the conglomerate’s listed company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Each portfolio of the salt-to-software conglomerate, including steel, power, chemicals and technology’s listed firm, will act as a holding company and not Tata Sons.
The older listed companies like Tata Steel,
Tata Motors, Tata Power and Tata Consumer have been taking care of their debts independently, while the new businesses of the Tata Group, such as Tata Digital, Tata Electronics and Air India, have relied on Tata Sons for capital allocation.
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“Once they achieve significant scale, these companies, too, will manage their own capital requirements,” the ET report, citing an official.
Additionally, Tata Sons has been taking strides to make its new businesses more profitable. Speaking at the Global Alumni Meet of NIT Trichy last week, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said the parent company of Air India is completely devoted to transform Air India into a top-class airline rooted in exceptional services and performance on an international level. Air India was acquired by the Tata Group in 2022.