Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) are being misused by "tainted" promoters to enter the bankruptcy process after leading their firms to loan defaults, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India said, Reuters reported. Promoters in an Indian market are large shareholders who can influence company policy and, according to regulatory definitions, are prospective owners or directors of the company. There is a section under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code "specifically meant to keep out such promoters, said M.
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Creditors have been able to recover nearly half their claims under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) when the resolution has been completed within the 330-day deadline, but delays lowered the proportion of money they got back, The Economic Times reported. Creditors recovered as much as 49% of claims when the IBC process was finished on time, but this dropped to 26% when it took 600 days or more, according to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) data. The IBC was introduced eight years ago, in May 2016.
Foreigners pulled money out of their emerging market portfolios in April on concerns of a tighter monetary policy path in the U.S., with outflows from stocks in India and Indonesia leading the way, data from a banking trade group showed, Reuters reported. The Institute of International Finance data showed net non-resident portfolio flows for April came in at -$0.7 billion, the first monthly outflow since October. The figure compares with net inflows of $30.2 billion in March and a $16.3 billion inflow in April 2023, the IIF data show.
Engine Lease Finance BV, an aircraft engine lessor of SpiceJet, has moved an insolvency plea before the NCLT against the debt-ridden air carrier over non-payment of over USD 12 million (around Rs 100 crore), the Economic Times of India reported. Engine Lease Finance (ELF) has leased eight engines to SpiceJet. Along with interest and rental, ELF has claimed an amount of around USD 16 million. The matter was listed before a Delhi-based bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday, which heard it briefly.
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Insolvency Appellate Tribunal NCLAT has upheld orders approving Adani Goodhomes' resolution plan for realty firm Radius Estate with a 93 percent haircut for creditors, the Economic Times of India reported. A two-member bench comprising the NCLAT Chairman rejected the petitions by two dissenting financial creditors, saying it was "commercial wisdom" of the Committee of Creditors (CoC), which approved the payout to different creditors.
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The Kolkata bench of the bankruptcy court halted the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of thermal power company Hiranmaye Energy on the promoter's plea that lenders should consider its ₹1,101.5 crore settlement offer, which is about one-fifth of the lenders' debt, showed a tribunal order, the Economic Times of India reported. Meanwhile, over a dozen power-generating companies had submitted expressions of interest for the company.
The Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP) has resulted in the full settlement of operational creditors' claims in five cases, the Economic Times of India reported. They are - Amrit India, Sudal Industries, Shri Rajasthan Syntex, Enn Tee International and GCCL Infrastructure and Projects. The government enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in August 2021 and introduced the PPIRP for micro, small and medium enterprises. According to the newsletter of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), these five cases resulted in a 25% realisation.
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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed JM Financial Asset Reconstruction's application to intervene in an insolvency resolution application filed by Bank of Baroda against Arch Pharmalabs, the Economic Times of India reported. In its application, JM Financial ARC had sought the tribunal's intervention to include it as a necessary party since it has acquired 97% of Arch Pharmalabs' debt and has credit exposure of over ₹9,500 crore.
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The administrator of debt-ridden Reliance Capital (RCap) has moved NCLT, seeking a 90-day extension beyond the deadline to implement the resolution plan submitted by the successful bidder, the Hinduja Group, the Economic Times of India reported. The deadline for the implementation of the approved resolution plan was May 27, 2024.
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A director of Indian tech firm Think & Learn Pvt faces financial penalties for defying a US judge’s order to find out where the troubled company stashed $533 million that jilted lenders say should go to them, Bloomberg News reported. Riju Ravindran, the brother of company founder Byju Raveendran, not only failed to make a serious effort to find out what happened to the cash, but deceived the court, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey said during a hearing yesterday in Wilmington, Del. “I conclude Mr. Ravindran’s testimony is not truthful,” Dorsey said.
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