TI Clean Mobility To Raise Rs 3000 Crore To Fuel Its EV Platform
TI Clean Mobility (TICMPL) has signed definitive documents with TII, Multiples Private Equity Fund III (Multiples), State Bank of India (SBI) along with other Co-investors to raise capital up to Rs 1950 crore in the form of Equity and CCPS. The total investment by Multiples, SBI and other Co-investors would aggregate up to Rs 1200 crore TII’s total investment would be Rs 750 crore, of which TII has already invested Rs 639 crore by way of Equity and ICD. Further, TICMPL plans to raise additional funding of Rs 1,050 crore by the end of March 2024, thereby taking the total fund raise to Rs 3,000 crore.
Commenting on the above fund raising, M.A.M Arunachalam (known as Arun Murugappan), Chairman, TII and TICMPL said, “TICMPL is focused on the productive segment of electric vehicle industry viz., 3 Wheelers, Tractors and Heavy Commercial Vehicles. The confidence reposed by esteemed investors such as Multiples and SBI will give TICMPL the necessary impetus to fulfil our ambition by scaling our operations through organic and inorganic means.”
Renuka Ramnath, Founder, MD & CEO of Multiples said “We are privileged and excited to partner with the Murugappa group in its journey to build India’s leading electric commercial vehicle OEM. In line with our strategy of identifying big shifts and investing with category champions, we believe that TICMPL under the leadership of Arun Murugappan and S. Vellayan will build a strong brand with a differentiated customer proposition.”
TICMPL has already unveiled its passenger 3-wheeler electric vehicle; sales of which are expected to ramp up over the next few quarters. The company, through its subsidiaries, is driving the design and development of electric tractors and electric Heavy Commercial Vehicles.
