By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Tata Motors plans to raise about 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) of equity to repay the loan funding its $4.5 billion offer to buy Iveco's trucks and bus business, the Indian automaker's chief financial officer said on Thursday.

Indian commercial vehicle (CV) market leader Tata Motors plans to raise close to €1 billion through equity — either a rights issue or qualified institutional placement (QIP) — as well as monetise its stake in Tata Capital, to help repay the €3.8 billion (₹ 38,000 crore) bridge loan it will use to buy Italy’s legacy CV player, Iveco group.

Tata Motors and Iveco Group have announced a definitive agreement that will see the Indian automotive major acquire the European commercial vehicle