Tata Steel Limited (BSE:500470) signed a definitive agreement to acquire 50.01% stake in Thriveni Pellets Private Limited from Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited for approximately INR 6.4 billion on December 10, 2025. A cash consideration of up to INR 6.36 billion will be paid by Tata Steel Limited. As part of consideration, up to INR 6.36 billion is paid towards common equity of Thriveni Pellets Private Limited. The consideration is subject to closing adjustments.

For the period ending March 31, 2025, Thriveni Pellets Private Limited reported total revenue of INR 24.79 billion and net loss of INR 451.4 million. As of March 31, 2025, Thriveni Pellets Private Limited reported total common equity of INR 14.73 billion.

The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory board / committee, approval of offer by acquirer board and subject to antitrust regulations. The deal has been approved by the board of Tata Steel Limited. The expected completion of the transaction is within 3 - 4 months.

Deepto Roy, Partner; along with Subhojit Das of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co acted as the legal advisor to Tata Steel Limited. Aniruddha Sen, Prarthna Baranwal and Debanjana Mukherjee of Trilegal acted as legal advisor to Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited.