This is the first time the financially stressed McLeod has made public the total payment it has defaulted with the lenders under this new regulation
Another estate sale in Assam is underway for a consideration of Rs 28.15 crore. However, following the court's stay, this transaction is being put on hold.
The earlier injunction preventing such sales and was impairing the firms' ability to pay off their lenders outside the scope of NCLT
Led by ICICI Bank, the largest lender, they have asked LSI Financial Services to do a feasibility study on the health gardens and the firm's EBITDA prospects
Eveready managing director, Amritanshu Khaitan did not confirm a deal with Duracell but said that the company continues to look at opportunities and discuss various joint ventures or strategic tie-ups
Battery division sell-off may be delayed
After the AGM move, the tea company may be forced to change the restructuring plan
The development comes at a time when McLeod Russel has been selling its tea assets in India and Africa to pare debt
Taking advantage of the ongoing rally in tea stocks, McLeod Russel, the world's largest tea producer, offloaded 9.14 per cent of its stakes in the open market raising over Rs. 200 crore in a day's trade. The money raised thus, will be used to reduce its current debt burden of Rs. 790.67 crore.The company promoters, comprising the Khaitan family and its associated investment and financial arms held 49.89 per cent stake in the company as on September 31, 2017. Of the promoters shareholding, the Borelli Tea Holdings Limited (BTHL), one of the subsidiary companies of McLeod Russel accounted for 24.73 per cent of the promoters stake. Kamal Kishore Baheti, director at McLeod Russel held those shares in his capacity as the trustee of BTHL. On Thursday, as tea stocks rallied past eight per cent in intra-day trade, the company decided to offload 1,00,00,000 shares of BTHL out of its total stakeholding of 2,70,67,500 shares. Asked about the reason for the move, Baheti told Business Standard, ...
The stock moved higher to its fresh 52-week high of Rs 233, up 6%, bouncing back 14% from early morning low of Rs 205