NARCL highest bidder in Srei resolution
National Asset Reconstruction Company submitted net present value bid of Rs5,555 cr for taking over 2 stressed entities of Srei Group; Total comprehensive resolution plan will be worth Rs14,000 cr and in worst case, recovery for lenders is expected to be Rs9,500 cr, out of Rs32,000-cr exposure
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Final and 5th Bidding Round
- Consortium of Varde Partners and Arena Investors and another bidder out of the race in the 3rd round
- Srei Infra Finance, Srei Equipment Finance in resolution process
- Another bidder behind NARCL marginally in the final round
- Now, NARCL has a clear advantage
Kolkata: The government-backed National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) has taken lead in taking over two stressed entities of the Srei Group as it submitted the highest net present value bid of Rs5,555 crore among bidders, an official said here on Wednesday.
NARCL's net present value bid, submitted in the 10-hour-long challenge mechanism conducted by the committee of creditors (CoC) on Tuesday, constitutes Rs3,200 crore in cash, a Rs1,000-crore jump from the previous plans offered, he said.
Although NARCL has a clear advantage for taking control of Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance, Authum Investment and Infrastructure, another bidder in the insolvency resolution process for the two stressed assets, "is not out of the game even though it was behind marginally in the final and fifth financial challenge bidding round due to terms and conditions and legal compliance", the official said. As a result of failing to raise bids above Rs4,800 crore, a consortium of Varde Partners and Arena Investors, another bidder in the resolution process, was "out of the race during the third round", he said.
