Miscellaneous

Aditya Birla Asset Reconstruction Company [ARC] Limited has agreed to acquire part of the debt that RattanIndia Power Limited owes its lenders for a 1,350 MW thermal power plant in Amaravati. The deal is part […]

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has decided to file for insolvency as its lenders have received zero proceeds from its proposed asset monetisation plans even after a period of 18 months. The move comes after RCOM’s asset […]

Private equity (PE) firm Everstone Group has formed an equal JV with British solar power company Lightsource BP to set up a £500 million ($710 million or Rs 46.73 billion) India-focused green energy fund. The […]

The Ministry of Finance is set to revamp the operations of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) with the government tasking it with funding projects of social and national importance. Apart from its current role […]

The Uttar Pradesh government plans to raise Rs 120 billion for the 341 km Poorvanchal Expressway. The state government has issued an expression of interest document, stating its intention to raise the requisite funds from […]

Japanese firm Softbank has signed an agreement with China’s Golden Concord Group Limited (GCL) to set up a JV firm in India at an investment of $930 million. The venture will manufacture and sell solar […]

Kishangarh Gulabpura Tollway Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle incorporated by IRB Infrastructure Private Limited, has achieved financial closure for Package I of the Kishangarh-Gulabpura highway project. It involves the six-laning of the 90 km […]

Aircel has filed for bankruptcy in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai bench. This final resort was taken when the Malaysian-owned Maxis Communications failed to strike any agreement with its lenders and shareholders. It […]

Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited’s creditors have approved an offer made by a consortium of distressed asset fund AION Capital Partners and JSW Steel. The offer includes a payment of Rs 24.5 billion to the […]

The central government has relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for Air India, which is currently undergoing divestment. According to the revised norms, foreign airlines are permitted to invest up to 49 per cent in […]

The Jaypee Group has restructured its outstanding foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) after renegotiating with investors, including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. The deal allows the conglomerate to delay its debt obligation by about four […]

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Dubai-based port operator DP World have set up a platform to invest in ports, terminals, transportation and logistics businesses in India. The platform, NIIF’s first, will invest […]

PNC Infratech Limited has achieved financial closure for the Chitradurga-Davanagere six-laning road project. The project involves the six-laning of the Chitradurga-Davanagere stretch, including the Chitradurga bypass, from km 0 to km 20.7 and km 208 […]

US buyout giant KKR & Company has become the first foreign investor to fully own an asset reconstruction company in India as it has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India. KKR plans to […]

The central government has relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for Air India, which is currently undergoing divestment. According to the revised norms, foreign airlines are permitted to invest up to 49 per cent in […]

The central government has set up a panel to tackle the problem of stressed power assets in the country. The committee is headed by Amitabh Kant, NITI Aayog, and comprises secretaries of the Ministry of […]

The International Finance Corporation has partnered with the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) to create an $800 million fund to finance the construction of affordable houses. To create this fund, IFC will pump in $200 […]

ADIA, the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf emirate, has agreed to invest $1 billion (Rs 64.7 billion) in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) Master Fund. ADIA will become the first institutional investor […]

Jaiprakash Associates’ board has approved the transfer of certain assets and liabilities, including debt of over Rs 118.34 billion, to its subsidiary, Jaypee Infrastructure Development Limited, as a part of its efforts to cut the […]

The Ministry of Power is formulating a scheme to revive 34 stressed thermal powerplants with a total capacity of 40,000 MW by inviting competitive bids from them to supply power to state utilities for five […]