Tatas to go slow on deal to acquire debt-laden Jet Airways: Times of India

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(Reuters) - Indian conglomerate Sons Ltd will go slow on a deal to buy (India) Ltd after some directors expressed reservations at an inconclusive board meeting last Friday, of reported on Tuesday.

The directors are asking for more details on the deal at the next board meeting, expected in the third week of December, the paper said, citing people close to the development.

"You can't rush into a complex situation that could cost the group up to $2 billion (143.21 billion rupees) without doing serious homework," the paper quoted one source as saying.

Another source indicated that the board may want a full-blown due diligence report by a reputed firm before taking a call, the paper added.

Sons last Friday said it was in preliminary talks with struggling but had not made a proposal to buy a stake.

Sons and did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment outside regular business hours.

(1 Indian rupee = $0.0140)

(Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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First Published: Tue, November 20 2018. 08:15 IST