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Due to the falling domestic sugar prices and the company’s aggressive expansion plans for South America, Shree Renuka Sugars has been reeling under debt.
Verma says foreign investors are beginning to take interest in the sector now that many states have begun rationalizing their sugar pricing policies. Maharashtra and Karnataka have already done that, and Uttar Pradesh too will follow suit, feels Verma.
Renuka Sugars entered into an agreement with Wilmar International through its subsidiary Wilmar Sugar Holdings (WSH), to facilitate the "investment of about USD 200 million" in the primary capital of the company.
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The deal, subject to necessary approvals, will be done in two steps, a Wilmar release said on Thursday.
At the end of the preferential issue, the promoters of Shree Renuka and Wilmar will hold an equivalent stake in the company which will be nearly 26 percent each and post that if Wilmar gets more shares from the open market, then their stake will go higher.
It is learnt that the company may issue fresh equity shares to Wilmar, a Singapore-based agribusiness group having market cap of Singapore dollar 23 billion. Wilmar deal is likely to trigger an open offer, say sources.
Shree Renuka Sugars is looking at various options to ease its Rs 8,400 crore debt burden.