Reliance Infra in advanced talks to sell cement unit for $394m

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd is in advanced talks to sell its cement business for 26 billion rupees ($394 million) and a deal could be announced as soon as this week, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

Under the terms of the deal, the buyer would also take over the cement unit's outstanding debt of 24 billion rupees, giving the business an enterprise value of 50 billion rupees, the source told Reuters, declining to be identified ahead of a public announcement.

A spokesman for the Reliance Group, a diversified conglomerate whose business interests range from telecoms to finance and infrastructure building, declined to comment.