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Reliance Retail drops Future Group deal after secured lenders reject it

Kishore Biyani's retail chain was to sell 19 companies for Rs 24,713 crore as part of an agreement announcement in August 2020.

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Sharleen D'Souza Mumbai
Reliance Retail said on Saturday it will not move on its plan to buy Future Group’s businesses after secured lenders to the Kishore Biyani-led company voted against the deal.

“As per these results, the shareholders and unsecured creditors of FRL have voted in favour of the scheme. But the secured creditors of FRL have voted against the scheme. In view thereof, the subject scheme of arrangement cannot be implemented,” said Reliance in a stock exchange filing.

A majority of secured creditors voted on Friday against the resolution needed to approve Future Group’s Rs 24,713 crore scheme to sell most of its retail

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