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Manufacturing

13 February, 2019

Another PE-backed stressed firm set to change hands under bankruptcy law

JSW Steel Ltd has moved a step closer to acquiring Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, in another instance of a ......

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Finance

11 February, 2019

Indian firms wait too long to file for bankruptcy: Edward Altman

Edward Altman developed the Altman-Z score to predict bankruptcies 50 years ago. Now a professor emeritus of finance at New ......

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Consumer

06 February, 2019

GIC to end up with a lemon as rare sovereign fund bet goes bust in India

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, one of the most active in India among its global peers, is set to see ......

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Finance

30 January, 2019

Focusing on sale of NPAs rather than insolvency process: Dena Bank CEO

Dena Bank, one of the weakest public-sector lenders, has posted losses for three financial years in a row, and is ......

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Finance

28 January, 2019

Running out of patience, more banks are putting bad loans on the block

Lenders including India’s largest bank are opting to sell their loan exposures to companies facing insolvency even as the country’s ......

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Finance

26 December, 2018

Flashback 2018: Stressed assets pain eases as bad loan clean-up gains momentum

Two years ago, in December 2016, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) came into effect. While the new bankruptcy law ......

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Infrastructure

31 August, 2018

As PE-backed power firms stare at bankruptcy, deal activity may pick up pace

Between 2009 and 2011, many private equity firms invested in Indian power companies as they hoped to benefit from rising ......

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Infrastructure

13 August, 2018

Can power producers attract enough buyers to revive stressed projects

Last week, the Supreme Court provided some respite to debt-laden power companies when it refused to stop a lower court ......

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General

13 June, 2018

Bankruptcy resolution or liquidation: How companies admitted to NCLT are faring

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is grappling with hundreds of cases of debt-laden companies pushed into insolvency proceedings by ......

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Finance

29 November, 2017

Why bankruptcy ordinance may need more fine-tuning

Last week, the government promulgated an ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, which effectively tightens the screws ......