Mumbai: An entity promoted by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group raised ₹505 crore from Asia Pragati Strategic Investment Fund to complete its existing projects and repay debt raised from other lenders, said people with knowledge of the matter. Ricardo Constructions, a wholly-owned company of the SP Group engaged in the construction of residential apartments, raised the … Read more
Mumbai: The Tata Trusts and Tata Sons are said to be closely monitoring the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group’s bid to raise ₹20,000 crore from state-run institutions to refinance debt taken against stakes in the Tata Group holding company. The Mistry family-promoted SP Group holds an 18.37% stake in Tata Sons, all of which is pledged … Read more
March is an important month for taxpayers. It is that time of the year when they leverage government-provided tax exemptions and reduce their tax liability. In other words, it is tax planning, which is a legal approach used to minimize the amount of income tax owed. This must not be confused with tax evasion which … Read more
Mumbai: Sovereign bond yields, the benchmark for pricing debt, may harden this week as several states have announced record-high borrowings ahead of the general election, surprising investors with a deluge of securities. On Tuesday, 17 state governments will sell bonds worth ₹50,206 crore, a record for a week, and 80% higher than the ₹27,810 crore … Read more
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have to take a fresh look at its long-standing caps for foreign ownership of government debt as lumpy inflows expected over the next couple of years due to global bond index inclusion alter a critical landscape for the Centre’s debt manager. In March 2020, the RBI introduced … Read more
National Asset Reconstruction Company of India (NARCL) has proposed to acquire the debt of Jaiprakash Associates from banks for ₹10,000 crore, making it the largest offer made so far by the government-backed asset reconstruction company (ARC) that started operations just over two years ago. If a majority of lenders sell their debt, ARC will acquire … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas ownership of Indian government bonds climbed about $9 billion in just five months since JP Morgan announced its decision to include local sovereign debt in its emerging markets index, illustrating the attractiveness of fixed-income assets in the world’s fastest-expanding major economy for bulge-bracket funds in a constant global hunt for stable currencies and … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is asking Parliament to approve an extra $8.9 billion in spending in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31. Most of it is for extra costs associated with finance charges, providing health care for Indigenous children, and for military projects at home and abroad, according to the latest supplementary … Read more
Distressed debt aggregator Acre Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) has put Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals on the block less than a year after taking over the ₹3,858 crore debt of the company. Acre is seeking ₹1,600 crore from bidders – double the ₹811 crore it paid to a seven-bank consortium in March last year, documents accessed … Read more
Mumbai: Edelweiss Alternatives has lent ₹700 crore to Vatika Hotels, which owns The Westin Gurgaon, by partly buying out existing debt from Piramal Group and Goldman Sachs India, said people aware of the development. Vatika Hotels (VHPL), established in April 2004 in New Delhi, is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under the umbrella of the … Read more
