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Tata strained by UK acquisitions

By Joe Leahy and John Reed

Published: May 21 2009 23:31 | Last updated: May 21 2009 23:31

If there was a prize for leaving things to the last moment, Tata Motors would be this month’s winner.

Until this week, India’s largest carmaker had refinanced just over one third of the $3bn bridge loan it used to buy luxury marques Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor. With the loan due next Friday, it was at risk of triggering a cross default on its other debt.

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