Tribunal exercises discretion as directed by Supreme Court before admitting Section 7 application
NARCL (National Asset Reconstruction Company) won the bid to take over the two Srei group firms -- SIFL and Srei Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) -- through an insolvency process.
The Committee of Creditors on Wednesday approved the plan submitted by NARCL, which offered a Net Present Value (NPV) bid of Rs 5,555 crore, after it received the highest vote of 89.2 per cent from verified creditors.
Srei Equipment Finance Ltd and Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd are currently undergoing insolvency proceedings in NCLT. The RBI has already superseded the respective boards earlier.
On an aggregate basis as well, the Varde-Arena consortium has bid the highest amount totalling over Rs 14,000 crore, including bonds, OCDs and equity and upfront cash, the sources said.
Srei lenders have invited a fresh round of bids for companies after a dispute with earlier bidders over earnest money deposit
The RBI had on October 4 superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infra and Srei Equipment Finance owing to governance concerns and defaults.
This is the second time that the deadline has been extended. The first deadline was May 17 but was extended to June 7 and now it is June 30.
The way some very unresearched reports have surfaced sullying the Srei brand name and dragging the family name into it, we cannot rule it (conspiracy campaign to malign Srei’s image) out completely, says Kanoria, the erstwhile promoter of Srei Infra and Srei Equipment Finance.
Srei companies, Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance, together owe around Rs 30000 crore to creditors. Uco Bank has the maximum exposure among lenders to Srei, around Rs 2000 crore.
The central bank of India has appointed Rajneesh Sharma, the former Chief General Manager at Bank of Baroda, as administrator.
SEFL has also received EoIs for capital infusion of about $ 250 million from US-based multi-strategy investment firm Arena Investors LP and Singapore-based global financial services company Makara Capital Partners, the company said.
The Kolkata-based NBFC, which has assets worth around Rs 43,000 crore, faced significant stress due to COVID-19.
Axis Bank said that its outstanding exposure to Srei group is Rs 800 crore as opposed to Rs 44,000 crore alleged by web portal Scams Breaking.
Under the arrangement, Syndicate Bank would leverage on its low-cost funds and co-lend equipment loans with Srei at a mutually agreed rate, a company statement said on Thursday.
The base size is Rs 150 crore with an option to retain over-subscription for an amount up to Rs 150 crore.
Penver Products received Sebi's observations on September 5, while the remaining three firms got it on September 7, according to the latest update with the markets watchdog.
The IPO comprises a fresh issue of Rs 1,100 crore and an offer for sale of upto 43,86,765 equity shares by promoter.
The IPO comprises fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 1,100 crore, besides, Srei Infrastructure Finance will sell up to 43,86,765 shares in an offer for sale, the listed entity said in a regulatory filing to the exchanges.
The preferred financier agreement would allow both Srei and Tata Motors to explore enhanced growth prospects in the heavy-duty tipper truck segment in the country, a company spokesman said.
The company had formed an IPO committee to take all decisions relating to appointment of investment bankers, advisors among others.
"The board of the company decided to dilute 25 per cent stake by issuing fresh shares and OFS by Srei Infrastructure Finance", CMD of Srei Equipment Finance Hemant Kanoria said.
Srei in a statement said the NCDs will be of face value Rs 1,000 each amounting up to Rs 500 crore (Base Issue Size) with an option to retain over-subscription up to additional Rs 500 crore.
SREI Infrastructure‘s subsidiary SREI Equipment Finance will raise Rs 500 crore thorough non-convertible debentures. Funds raised will not have dramatic difference on the company‘s cost of funds, said Hemant Kanoria, CMD of SREI Infra.
Most of the funds were mobilised for expansion to support working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.