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Vedanta bids Rs 53.2 bn for Electrosteel, beats Tata Steel's offer

Tata Steel, which is the second highest bidder for Electrosteel, has offered Rs 20 billion less

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Vedanta

Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata
Vedanta has bid Rs 53.2 billion for Electrosteel Steels, one of the 12 cases on the Reserve Bank of India’s list of defaulting companies.

Tata Steel, which is the second highest bidder for Electrosteel, has offered Rs 20 billion less. The figures were disclosed during a hearing before the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

The total admitted claims against Electrosteel, as on March 14, 2018, were worth Rs 134 billion, according to the company’s website. The balance debt will be restructured. Vedanta’s resolution application has been submitted to the NCLT for consideration.

However, Renaissance Steel India has raised objections

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