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 The RBI has already superseded the respective boards earlier.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.
The RBI has appointed Rajneesh Sharma, the former Chief General Manager at Bank of Baroda, as administrator
The company’s board of directors in a meeting held on July 1 has decided to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore.
There were pending buy orders of 1,028,516 shares, with no sellers available.
The company’s Strategic Coordination Committee will be concluding discussions with the PE investors to bring capital into the business and advise the management. Ernst & Young will be advising the committee on the proposed fundraising exercise, the company has said.
Recently, the lenders to Srei had capped the salaries of senior executives and taken over control of finances in a desperate bid to recover their dues.
Raters cite a Delhi NCLAT ruling staying the Kolkata NCLT order for effecting downgrades. But Srei thinks raters’ action is unjust.