Mumbai: The boards of oil company Cairn India and its parent Vedanta Ltd will meet on Sunday, Cairn said, to discuss what could be a potential merger of the company with its parent, the operating unit of London-listed mining and energy group Vedanta Resources Plc.
Vedanta this week signalled it was considering merging the two Indian units, as it tries to resolve a mismatch between its debt, held at the top of the group, and its cash, largely generated by subsidiaries, including Cairn.
On Friday, India`s oil minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, told Reuters he had met Cairn executives this week to discuss the potential merger and a source familiar with the matter had said the deal could be announced as early as Sunday.