In the past three decades, the Kanorias have weathered many a crisis, including the NBFC crisis of the 1990s and the global financial crisis in 2008-09
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The RBI recently superseded the boards of Srei Infra and Srei Equipment Finance. While the situation is still developing, we delve into the background of the family behind the business
The banks will set aside around 15 per cent provision for secured loans. It would be higher for unsecured credit
Group to restart business soon; to focus on recovery
The RBI on Monday superseded the boards of Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance
RBI's timely action on Srei shows willingness to use its powers
Ex-BoB official named administrator of the companies
Srei group, which mainly caters to the MSME and infrastructure sectors, owes around Rs 18,000 crore to around 15 lenders
The company has been in discussions with lenders for debt realignment. But lenders are unlikely to approve it without a forensic audit
NCLT had passed an order preventing regulatory authorities from taking any coercive steps against the company
The bank's weakening performance, rising slippages in corporate book and the impact on profitability and risk-weighted asset portfolio may further increase capital requirement
IGOF has written to the resolution professional and the committee of creditors, requesting that OSPIL be withdrawn from CIRP
The share of infrastructure project finance is expected to further come down to 10-15 per cent in the coming years, he said
Says buyback will prevent market operators from trying to get investors to sell their holdings at a deep discount, and will also make the exit route simpler
Srei Infra Finance will remain holding company for lending entity Srei Equipment Finance, which will now only offer fee-based services
We are looking at half a billion dollars to do a memorandum of understanding with them, says Kanoria
Hyderabad, 28 February: In an apparent move to take over the management of the debt-ridden Deccan Chronicle Holdings Private Limited (DCHL), Kolkata-based Srei Infra Finance Limited (SIFL), which is one of its lenders and also claimed to be the single largest shareholder, has convened an Extraordinary General Meeting on March 20, 2017 for appointment of five new directors on the board of DCHL besides proposing other agenda.Srei has asserted its right to hold the EGM in terms of Section 100(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, stating that the DCHL board has not been able to convene EGM even though it had sent a valid requisition dated December 20, 2016, in terms of the requisition within the statutorily prescribed time.This is the second attempt of Srei aimed to take control of the management of the beleaguered media company, whose original promoters had been facing a host of civil and criminal charges after they defaulted on repayment of around Rs 4,000-crore loans to dozens of banks and .
Consolidated assets under management stood at Rs 35,478 crore as on June 30
Post deal, consolidated net worth of Srei Infra would double from nearly Rs 2,700 cr earlier to about Rs 4,800 cr