GE Equity, private equity arm of the US-based conglomerate General Electric (GE), is picking 30% stake in Chennai-based aircraft and spacecraft parts maker Kerns Aero Products for Rs 10 crore, said a person with direct knowledge of the transaction. The deal would value Kerns Aero at Rs 33.3 crore and the proceeds from the stake sale will help it to fund expansion plans in the country, said the person. As per the transaction, Kerns Aero Products will issue 10.35 lakh mandatory convertible preference shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 87 to GE Equity Capital representing around 30% of the expanded capital. […]