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JSW bids Rs 25,000 cr for Bhushan Steel

JSW wants to absorb Bhushan Steel's Rs 45,000 cr debts at huge discount, seeks management change

Bhushan Steel Plant, JSW
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Ishita Ayan DuttAbhijit Lele Kolkata/Mumbai
The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has submitted a bid of Rs 25,000 crore to banks for the debt-laden Bhushan Steel. 

Sources close to the development indicated the deal would include taking over the debts of Bhushan Steel, which were Rs 44,477.90 crore in 2015-16, at a substantial discount. However, the Bhushan Steel management is not on board with the deal and JSW Steel is dealing with the lenders directly. 

Bhushan Steel’s market capitalisation was Rs 1,202.79 crore at the close of trade on Tuesday. An e-mail to JSW Steel went unanswered. Text messages and calls to Bhushan Steel also did

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