Revised ratings on firm's senior unsecured bonds from "B3" to "Caa1". All ratings remain under review for further downgrade
This comes after the company failed to delist its India unit
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The concerns are outweighing the improved earnings outlook led by rebound in base metals prices
Failure may result in weakened liquidity for the group, says Moody's.
Moody's Investors Service last week put London-based Vedanta Resources under review for a possible downgrade, citing increased refinancing risk and large funding needs
This stems from increase in refinancing risk and large funding needs at holding company level, following firm's failure to delist Vedanta Ltd
Officials said the assumption that Vedanta's delisting would have been successful at a price of Rs 140 was "completely misplaced
Market experts say the stock had seen good gains in the past two months and touched Rs 140 levels in expectation of the delisting going through at Rs 170-plus per share
Debt restructuring, proposal to approach Sebi for extension could be points of meeting agenda
The promoter holding currently 50.14%. Under Sebi rules, promoters will have to acquire at least 39.86% stake (1.48 billion shares) from public to ensure successful delisting
Vedanta, the London-based commodity conglomerate controlled by billionaire Anil Agarwal, raised a $1.75 billion facility in August to finance a plan to take its Indian unit private
Bond issuance follows commitments for $1.75 billion that VRL had received earlier for a three-month term loan facility, taking the total amount of debt to $3.15 billion across global debt mark
The proceeds of the offering will be used to partially fund the privatisation
After shareholders approved delisting of Vedanta Ltd, the firm's parent Vedanta Resources in a statement said it is "in the process of arranging the financing for the delisting"
In the last two months, the majority owners of Vedanta, Adani Power, and Hexaware Technologies have proposed buying out all publicly traded shares amid the coronavirus-induced sell-off in stocks
Jaguar Land Rover, a marquee entity of the Tata group, has been majorly hit by the freeze
On Tuesday, VRL had said it would acquire 49.86% from public shareholders at Rs 87.5 a share to delist Vedanta - lower than its last closing price of Rs 90.2
Offer price of Rs 87.5 akin to "questioning wisdom of investor", says governance firm.
The promoter company Vedanta Resources would acquire all fully paid-up equity shares that are held by public shareholders