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RCom had a debt of Rs 45,000 crore
Insiders said Soonawala played an important role in getting Noel Tata, half-brother of Ratan Tata, on the board of Tata Trust
A Tata group veteran, Soonawala is known to be a close confidant of group patriarch Ratan Tata
According to Sebi norms, a share buyback is possible only when an open offer is in place after receiving approval from 75 per cent of the shareholders
Bengaluru firm should follow AM Naik's footsteps to thwart L&T's takeover bid
L&T management led by its CEO & MD SN Subrahmanyan and L&T's CFO and Member of Board R Shankar Raman said the firm was interested in growing its services business where returns are higher
The deal is likely to be closed by the first quarter of FY20
Sterling Biotech owes close to Rs 8,100 crore to the banks and the offer entailed 65 per cent haircut for the banks
Foundation to receive economic benefits of 67% stake
Sterling Biotech was referred to the NCLT in June last year
The revised offer will mean the lenders will have to write off 60% of their dues
Tata Sons had earlier invested Rs 785 crore in 2016-17 in the financial services business as equity
In both Zee and Reliance Group, the promoters will have to sell their assets, as a sharp fall in their share prices forced them to top up their already pledged shares
Promoters are assessing potential future areas of stress in their businesses and deciding to give up majority stakes rather THAN go to the IBC
RCom owes Indian banks close to Rs 45,000 crore and has not paid its dues since June 2017
Move follows understanding with 90% of creditors, group vows to stick to repayment schedule in loan agreements, promoters to sell 30% stake in RPower
Banks did not make money in previous debt-to-equity conversions
The tenure of Noel can also be cut short by the trustees, if the need arises, said a source close to the development
The Anil Ambani group had sought to restrain sale of pledged shares
This is not the first time Venkat has had a brush with controversy. A former Executive Assistant to Tata, Venkat was earlier accused by Mistry on two serious counts