Road to insolvency resolution: KKR, Blackstone, Aion Capital eye Dighi Port

Overall, participation of PE firms in India's port sector has remained minimal

Among the 10 entities that have expressed interest in Dighi Port, KKR, Blackstone and Aion Capital are the three private equity (PE) firms that have bid in partnership with global port players. Dighi was the first port to land up in the National Companies Law Tribunal under the insolvency law.

“The bid condition stated that parties should have prior experience in the sector. The three PE players are just sleeping partners of the consortiums. One of the PE firms is bidding with Euroports,” a source from one of the bidding companies told Business Standard. 

Euroports is one of the largest