Central bank clears resolution plan for Reliance Capital by IIHL BFSI (India)
The Reserve Bank on Friday approved the resolution plan for debt-ridden Reliance Capital. The move paves the way for IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL), the Hinduja Group firm, to acquire the company. This is to inform you that the Administrator of Reliance Capital Limited is in receipt of "No objection" vide letter dated November 17, 2023, from the Reserve Bank of India, the company said in a regulatory filing. IIHL had emerged as the highest bidder with an offer of Rs 9,650 crore to take over debt-ridden Reliance Capital in the second round of auction concluded in April. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on November 29, 2021, superseded the board of Reliance Capital in view of payment defaults and serious governance issues. The RBI appointed Nageswara Rao Y as the administrator in relation to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of the firm. Reliance Capital is the third large non-banking financial company (NBFC) against which the central bank has initiated
The company's revenue from operations was up 10.29 per cent to Rs 6,392.6 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 5,795.8 crore last year
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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) will hear on September 26 the resolution plan for debt-ridden Reliance Capital submitted by Hinduja Group firm Indusind International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) as Torrent Investments' plea to keep the decision in abeyance has been rejected. The Mumbai bench of the insolvency tribunal has rejected the Torrent's plea to keep the application for approving IIHL's resolution plan in abeyance till a final order is passed by the Supreme Court in the matter. The matter was listed for hearing on Tuesday before the insolvency tribunal, however, it has now been adjourned to September 26. The NCLT said the Supreme Court on the plea filed by Torrent has 'abundantly' made it clear that it would be kept in abeyance until the parties have had an opportunity to obtain circulation and interim orders of stay in the proceedings. However, so far "Supreme Court did not stay the proceedings before us," said a two-member NCLT bench on September 1, 2023. Besides, it was
Hinduja group-owned IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), the promoter of IndusInd Bank, on Monday announced a USD 1.5-billion capital raising plan to fund the proposed acquisition of Reliance Capital and increase its stake in the lender. The board of the Mauritius-registered IIHL also decided to increase its holding in the fourth-largest private sector lender to 26 per cent from the present 15 per cent, a statement issued from Port Louis said. It can be noted that on June 29, the lenders to the crippled Reliance Capital accepted the revised Rs 9,661 crore bid by IndusInd Bank. IIHL had made the highest cash offer of Rs 9,661 crore in the auctions and secured as much as 99 per cent of the lenders' votes. The bid also includes the Rs 500-crore cash balance with RCap going to the lenders, taking the overall recovery to Rs 10,200 crore or about 65 per cent of Rs 16,000 crore principal secured debt the crippled company owed to lenders. "The decision to raise UDS 1.5 billion opens ...
Transaction will depend on the Supreme Court decision on plea filed by Torrent, the highest bidder in first auction
Reliance Capital was sent for debt resolution in November 2021 after defaulting on loans worth Rs 24,000 crore
Dissenting lenders to get same amount from Hinduja offer
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The two bidders, Torrent Investment and IIHL, have raised multiple issues with the lenders and they want these issues to be settled
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Lenders fix Rs 9,000 cr as floor price; Torrent may participate, but it will be subject to SC decision on its petition, which will be heard in August
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The decision to hold a second auction was decided on Monday in a formal meeting of the CoC
The revised Hinduja stand has put Indian lenders, with an exposure of Rs 24,000 crore, in a spot as it was the Hindujas offer which led to a call for second auction and litigation by the other bidder
Hearing on March 20; second round of auction of RCap auctions allowed by NCLAT stand deferred, say lawyers