What makes Essar steel sector's comeback kid amid insolvency proceedings

The $5.7-billion acquisition that closed after an 865-day-long saga was the largest private sector transaction in India in 2019 and the second-largest steel transaction globally that year

Apart from being the most successful cases under the IBC, Bhushan Steel and Essar Steel are among the best steel assets in the country. They also ended up helping their lenders get back a significant chunk of the money while allowing Tata Steel to consolidate its position and giving the world’s two largest steel makers — ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel —  a strong foothold in India. A significant contrast was the pace at which these two cases were resolved under the bankruptcy code

In the annals of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Essar Steel may go down in history