ArcelorMittal is in the race to acquire debt-laden Essar Steel which is undergoing insolvency proceedings
The company said the outlook for 2018 had improved as the year progressed
The EU antitrust watchdog decided to clear Arcelor's offer on Tuesday, after seeking feedback from rivals and customers on the concessions
The CoC is expected to meet on Saturday, after which a formal notice for 'curing' the ineligibility is likely to be served to ArcelorMittal and Numetal
Jindal firm dismisses charges; ArcelorMittal's comments come just ahead of Monnet's resolution plan being filed for approval with NCLT
The rebid date is likely to be set for the first week of April, which will give both ArcelorMittal and Numetal to rework on their technical glitches
For more than a decade, ArcelorMittal has been trying without much luck to establish a presence in India by setting up greenfield plants
The bids for Essar Steel were submitted on February 12 and a decision on eligibility was pending
Should the submitted resolution plan be selected and formally accepted by India's National Company Law Tribunal, ArcelorMittal and NSSMC would jointly acquire and manage Essar Steel
ArcelorMittal's investment in India could be a game changer, says Narayanan Vaghul
Though ArcelorMittal so far has not commented on its exit from Uttam Galva Steels, sources said it wanted to put to rest all questions raised around Section 29A
Going strictly by the legality of the case, the lenders may not be able to recover the amount from Mr Mittal
Mittal bought 33% stake in KSS in 2011 for $300 million; KSS Petron is a defaulter to private sector banks also
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest maker of steel, has made a strong pitch as an eligible bidder for distressed assets currently going through insolvency resolution.It issued a statement that recent amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code were intended to prevent defaulting promoters from buying the same assets out of bankruptcy."We are a widely recognised and highly creditworthy international investor and do not believe this amendment should prevent ArcelorMittal from bidding for distressed steel assets in which we have had no prior involvement," went the statement.It also clarified, "We hold a non-controlling minority shareholding in Uttam Galva, have no representation on the board of directors, nor influence on management decisions. As such, we are not a promoter of Uttam Galva. Therefore, there is no objective reason for ArcelorMittal to be prevented from bidding for any steel asset under the restructuring process."The statement follows doubts raised regarding its bid ...
In 2009, ArcelorMittal had picked up a stake in Uttam Galva Steels
Mittal was in India last week with a team of about 40 people for the due-diligence exercise, multiple sources said
Steel magnate Mittal said that "starting immediately" ArcelorMittal will modernize assets at the Pacific coast port of Lazaro Cardenas
After a peak in the middle of 2008, AMSA's share price has seen a 98% drop
Sources indicated that it may be interested in Bhushan Steel or Essar Steel, depending on valuation
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