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Sobha Ltd to launch rights issue on Friday to raise up to Rs 2,000 cr

Realty firm Sobha Ltd will launch its rights issue on Friday to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore mainly to reduce debt, purchase land as well as machines and meet the construction cost of its various projects. The issue will close on July 4. On June 12, the Board approved the terms of the rights issue. The Bengaluru-based company would issue 1,21,07,981 equity shares each on partly-paid basis for an amount up to Rs 2,000 crore. The price fixed for rights issue is Rs 1,651 per share (including premium of Rs 1,641 per share). The rights entitlement ratio has been fixed at 6 rights equity shares for every 47 fully paid-up equity share of the company held by the eligible equity shareholders of the company, as on the record date. On the objects of the issue, the company has proposed to utilise Rs 905 crore for repayment or prepayment, in full or in part, of certain borrowings. The company plans to utilise Rs 212.35 crore to fund certain project related expenses for ongoing and forthcoming

Wealthy nation creditor club sees tide shifting as debt defaults decline

A string of defaults, from Zambia to Sri Lanka, began in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a series of economic shocks

Eyeing expansion in South, West markets: Puravankara CEO Abhishek Kapoor

Kapoor discussed the factors driving revenue growth, strategy to strengthen the Southern market, project pipeline, and investment targets

Sri Lanka fails to strike agreement on restructuring terms with bondholders

Sri Lanka plunged into its worst financial crisis since independence from the British in 1948 after its foreign exchange reserves ran to catastrophic lows in early 2022

Adani Power merges Rs 19,700 cr loans from 6 arms into long-term debt

Adani Power on Thursday said it consolidated different short-term loan facilities worth Rs 19,700 crore availed by the company's six special purpose vehicles into a single long-term debt. The revised arrangement will help the company benefit from a uniform tenure and reduce effective interest rate, Adani Power said in a regulatory filing. The company said the loan consolidation under a consortium financing arrangement comprising eight lenders became possible with the amalgamation of its six special purpose vehicles (SPVs) after the credit rating of Adani Power Limited (APL) was enhanced to AA-. In a separate filing, Adani Power informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Mahan Energen Limited (MEL) has entered into a 20-year long-term power purchase agreement with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The agreement is for the supply of 500 MW of electricity under the captive user policy as defined in the Electricity Rules, 2005, the filing said. One unit of 600 MW capacity of MEL's the

Adani's stake purchase in Gopalpur Port to provide debt relief to SP Group

Adani Ports agreed to purchase a 95% stake in the port for 13.5 billion rupees ($162 million) from Shapoorji and Orissa Stevedores Ltd

Maldives President Muizzu calls India its closest ally, seeks debt relief

After his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country's closest ally and urged New Delhi to provide debt relief to the archipelago nation. The Maldives owed approximately USD 400.9 million to India by the end of last year. Ever since he took oath as the president in November last year, the pro-China Maldivian leader has pursued a hardline stand towards India and within hours had demanded that Indian military personnel operating three aviation platforms be repatriated from his country by May 10. On Thursday, in his first interview with the local media since assuming office, Muizzu said India was instrumental in providing aid to the Maldives and has implemented the greatest number of projects. India will continue to remain the Maldives' closest ally, he said and emphasised that there was no question about it, Maldives news portal Edition.mv said in a report that carried excerpts of Muizzu's

Will cooperate fully with Sebi in probe into debt issue: JM Financial

JM Financial Ltd has said it would fully cooperate with capital market regulator Sebi in its investigation into the public issue of debt securities. The statement came after Sebi barred JM Financial from accepting new mandates to act as a lead manager for the public issue of debt securities, for flouting regulatory norms. However, JM Financial can continue to act as a lead manager for the public issue of debt securities for a period of 60 days in case of existing mandates, Sebi said in its interim order on Thursday. Further, the regulator will undertake an investigation into these issues, to be completed within six months. Following the order, JM Financial in a filing to the stock exchanges said, "The company shall fully cooperate with Sebi in this investigation". The Sebi's directive came days after the Reserve Bank barred JM Financial Products Ltd from providing any form of financing against shares and debentures, including sanction and disbursal of loans against initial public

McLeod Russel India submits fresh plan for debt resolution to lenders

It had earlier offered a one-time payment (OTS) of Rs 1,030 crore to lenders in settling the entire outstanding against the loans including interest

Deficit reduction will stabilise debt-to-GDP ratio over medium term: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Friday said the slightly faster pace of fiscal deficit reduction does not significantly change India's sovereign credit profile but the government's emphasis on deficit reduction will help to stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term. In a post budget commentary, Fitch Ratings Director, Sovereign Ratings, Jeremy Zook said over the next five years, India's government debt-to-GDP ratio would be broadly stable at just above 80 per cent of GDP. This is based on a continued path of gradual deficit reduction, as well as robust nominal growth of around 10.5 per cent of GDP. In the interim Budget 2024-25, presented in Parliament on Thursday, the government revised lower its current year fiscal deficit to 5.8 per cent from 5.9 per cent budgeted earlier. The deficit, which is the gap between the government's revenue and expenditure, will come down to 5.1 per cent in 2024-25 and further to 4.5 per cent by 2025-26. Fitch said this demonstrates a firm desire to adher

IBC needs further changes for resolution of biz conglomerates: RBI Dy Guv

Swaminathan J, deputy governor, RBI said that very often business conglomerates have intricate corporate structure with inter-connected related-party relationships that add to the complexity

US national debt hits record $34 trn as Congress gears up for funding fight

The federal government's gross national debt has surpassed USD 34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America's balance sheet in the coming years. The US Treasury Department issued a report on Tuesday logging US finances, which have become a source of tension in a politically divided Washington that could possibly see parts of the government shut down without an annual budget in place. Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed last June to temporarily lift the nation's debt limit, staving off the risk of what would be a historic default. That agreement lasts until January 2025. Here are some answers to questions about the new record national debt. HOW DID THE NATIONAL DEBT HIT USD 34 TRILLION? The national debt eclipsed USD 34 trillion several years sooner than pre-pandemic projections. The Congressional Budget Office's January 2020 projections had gross federal debt eclipsing USD 34 trillion in fiscal year 2029. B

Gautam Adani's next milestone is plan for $1.25 billion of green arm debt

We are coming close to timelines where we would like to see a concrete and definitive plan" Abhishek Dangra, a Singapore-based infrastructure analyst at S&P Global said

Tata group companies raise $660 mn as overseas debt to fund operations

Bankers said the group's good track record in repaying debt on time has helped it raise funds at competitive rates from overseas

Prioritise paying off high-cost debt with Diwali bonus you receive

It would also be prudent to channel some of it into replenishing emergency corpus

China agrees to reschedule Pakistan's $2 billion debt recovery for 2 years

This is a major relief to Pakistan government which is in the process of rebuilding foreign exchange reserves through fresh loans and rolling over maturing debt

Lenders appoint SBI Caps as advisor for Rs 2,000 cr debt resolution of VIPL

Lenders of Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd (VIPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Power, have appointed SBI Caps as an advisor for its debt resolution process, sources said. As per the terms of reference, SBI Caps will invite bids for the sale or one time settlement (OTS) of VIPL debt. It will also lay down evaluation criteria and recommendations for the anchor bidder. SBI Caps will follow a fair and transparent process to ensure the resolution of VIPL's over Rs 2,000 crore outstanding debt, said a source close to the development. The responsibility of conducting the Swiss Challenge process to maximise the recovery for lenders will also lie with SBI Caps, they said. The deadline to complete the resolution process by SBI Caps is September 30. The terms of reference say that SBI Caps, while executing the process, will ensure compliance with the RBI guidelines of June 8, 2023, for the sale of VIPL debt and OTS. The appointment of SBI Caps comes at a time when VIPL lenders have received thr

US default probability low, but may impact Indian markets: Analysts

But if it does happen, it will be negative for all emerging markets as the US, simply put, would have run out of money

After debt resolution, Essar Oil lines up Rs 1,200-crore capex

Post implementation of its resolution plan in December 2022, the company has been making debt repayments for the last two quarters ended March 2023

Sri Lanka to opt for domestic debt restructuring post-IMF bailout: Govt

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is exploring the options for domestic debt restructuring in the post-IMF bailout scenario to further stabilise its shaken economy, an official statement said on Friday. Sri Lanka received USD 330 million this month as the first tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme, which will pave the way for the debt-ridden country to achieve better "fiscal discipline" and "improved governance. In a statement issued by the Sri Lankan government after making an investor presentation on Thursday, the Governor of the Central Bank and the Secretary to the Treasury said the Authorities are also exploring options for a domestic debt optimisation (DDO) operation aimed at liquidity relief while preserving financial stability to avoid further eroding of Sri Lanka's repayment capacity. The statement outlined that despite the ambitious fiscal consolidation efforts, Sri Lanka's public debt trajectory is set to remain unsustainable in the absence of ...