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Jindal Power Limited is set to acquire Bhadreshwar Vidyut for nearly Rs 500 crore as the lenders of the Gujarat-based thermal power producer have approved its bid. The Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Bhadreshwar Vidyut, which is currently going through an insolvency resolution process, has voted in favour of the resolution plan by Jindal Power Limited (JPL), a Naveen Jindal Group company, according to industry sources. As per the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the resolution professional of the debt-ridden thermal power producer will send the plan to the National Company Law Tribunal for final approval. A source close to the deal said, "Jindal Power was the highest bidder in the second challenge process. The company will now work towards completing the acquisition within the next six months". In a rigorous multi-round bidding, each participants were given a chance to improve their offers. Eventually, Jindal Power emerged as the highest and sole bidder in the
Creditors have recovered around Rs 3.55 lakh crore through resolution of 1,068 cases under the insolvency law till September this year, the government said on Monday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra also said that a total of 1,963 CIRP cases are ongoing and out of them, 1,388 have exceeded the time limit of 270 days. CIRP refers to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. The minister emphasised that realisation under the IBC is market driven and dependent on quality of assets at the time of resolution. "A total of 1,068 cases have been resolved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) leading to a recovery of about Rs 3.55 lakh crore to the creditors since inception of IBC till September 2024," he said. So far, six amendments have been made to the IBC to strengthen the resolution process and to ensure proper implementation of provisions of the law. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has made
Banks have had to take a haircut of over two-thirds in the corporate insolvency cases being resolved through the bankruptcy courts, a report said on Wednesday. In over 71 per cent of the cases, the 270-day timeline is getting exceeded, the report by rating agency Icra said, adding that this is resulting in a higher number of liquidation orders as the elongated process erodes value. "'Lenders continue to face steep haircuts or reduction in loan amounts of nearly 72 per cent in Q2 FY2025 as the overall resolution process continues to face material delays emerging from litigations from either promoters or dissenting creditors," the agency's group head for structured finance ratings Abhishek Dafria said. He added that 71 per cent of the ongoing corporate insolvency resolution processes (CIRPs) had exceeded 270 days, post-admission by the NCLT. "The elongated process results in further erosion of the corporate debtor, which has also resulted in a high share (44 per cent) of CIRPs being
Lenders have recovered Rs 3.5 lakh crore through resolution of stressed assets under the insolvency process in the last eight years, a period during which NCLT approved 1,000 resolution plans, IBBI Chairperson Ravi Mital said on Tuesday. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) provides for a market-linked and time-bound resolution of stressed assets. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) are key institutions in the IBC ecosystem. In the last two years, NCLT has cleared 450 resolution plans. This accounts for 45 per cent of the 1,000 such plans approved in the last eight years, Mital said at a function to mark the eighth foundation day of the IBBI. According to him, Rs 3.5 lakh crore has been recovered directly by lenders, of which Rs 1 lakh crore was in the last two years. Under the IBC, the recovery is about 84 per cent of the assets' fair value, as per official data. Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said a ..
IBBI Chairperson Ravi Mital on Tuesday asked insolvency professionals to be as transparent as possible during the resolution process as that will help in improving the bids and reduce haircuts. Speaking at a conference organised by the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIIPI) in the national capital, he said insolvency professionals and insolvency professional entities are the fulcrum of the insolvency system. While highlighting that the insolvency professionals need to be mindful of time and delays, Mital said, "be as transparent as possible during the bidding process. This will improve bids, reduce haircuts and improve image of the IBC ecosystem," according to a release issued by IIIPI. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is a key institution in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).