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The group was responding to notices sent by stock exchanges to confirm reports of Kenyan President William Ruto ordering the cancellation of a procurement process
Adani group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying USD 265 million (Rs 2,200 crore) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contracts. Summons have been sent to Adani's Shantivan Farm residence in Ahmedabad and his nephew Sagar's Bodakdev residence in the same city for a reply to SEC within 21 days. "Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it)...you must serve on the plaintiff (SEC) an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," said a November 21 notice sent through the New York Eastern District Court. "If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court," it added. Gautam Adani, 62, and seven other defendants, including his nephew .
Adani Group has denied any wrongdoing and said it would seek all possible legal recourse to defend itself
Group CFO Jugeshinder Singh sought to defend allegations saying none of Adani's 11 public companies 'are subject to indictment' or 'are accused of any wrongdoing in the said legal filing'
Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder Singh dismissed the allegations as 'baseless,' assuring stakeholders of no direct involvement by any Adani entity in unlawful acts
There is no point in protecting Adani, government has to protect the people of the country who have invested thousands of crores in Adani's companies, he urged
The stocks command a market capitalisation between Rs 5 560 crore and Rs 89,058 crore
Meanwhile, among private banks, who only 4 per cent share in Adani group's debt, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, and IndusInd Bank, and others have substantial exposure to the group
May escalate matter for board-level discussion
Post Hindenburgh's allegation, the group's market capitalisation declined to Rs 6.8 trillion on February 27, 2023. But it recovered later
Exchanges have sought clarification from the group entities on LODR-related lapses, if any
Benchmarks register third-best day of this year
The government has been pushing to promote project exports and sees it as a next big opportunity
TotalEnergies bought a 20% stake in Adani Green Energy in January 2021 - after the Indian company won what was then the world's largest solar order
AGEL's plans to increase its capacity more than five-fold to 50 GW by 2030
The banker said most of the group firms have stable cash flows and are not in "desperate need" to raise capital
S&P Global Ratings in a statement said US indictment of three board representatives of Adani Group entity could affect investor confidence in other group entities
In post-Covid period, their net worth has grown at a faster clip than borrowing
Congress demands JPC probe; BJP says DMK, BJD, YSRCP are 'close to Cong'
Sebi may now launch fresh inquiries. Parliament will open to uproar, and Adanis' access to foreign capital will become impossible. The damage this time will be deeper and longer-lasting