Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Consumer
Brookfield inks pact to acquire Leela hotels for $576 mn
Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has signed an agreement with debt-laden Hotel Leelaventure Ltd to acquire its luxury ......
Finance
Putting onus on borrower is bankruptcy law's biggest plus point: PNB's Sunil Mehta
It has been a year since Punjab National Bank (PNB) revealed that two jewellery groups had swindled the state-run lender ......
Finance
Which distressed sectors offer the best opportunities for dealmaking?
A number of debt-laden companies across sectors have been undergoing bankruptcy resolution proceedings. These include companies in the steel, power, consumer ......
Consumer
Brookfield's plan for big-ticket Indian hospitality deal hits rough weather
Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management Inc.'s attempt to seal a big-ticket deal in India’s hospitality sector has hit a ......
Finance
HDFC puts plan for stressed assets fund on the back burner
Housing Development Finance Corp has put on hold a plan to set up a fund to invest in stressed real ......
Finance
Buyers eyeing pre-packaged deals for stressed assets: I-banker Mahesh Singhi
India’s new bankruptcy law has been considered a game-changer meant to address non-performing assets, but it has also suffered from ......
Manufacturing
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Consumer
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 ......
Manufacturing
NCLAT rejects Tata Steel's move to block rival bids for Bhushan Power
An Indian appeals tribunal has ruled against Tata Steel Ltd’s effort to dismiss rival bids for Bhushan Power and Steel, ......