Dev Chatterjee

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Fear grips financial sector as DHFL defaults on payment

Fear grips financial sector as DHFL defaults on payment

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2019

Nomura analysts said the Reserve Bank of India and the government would need to segregate the potential solvency issue at DHFL from liquidity issues at other larger wholesale NBFCs and HFCs.

Mukesh Ambani's personal firms also selling assets to cut debt

Mukesh Ambani's personal firms also selling assets to cut debt

Rediff.com   6 May 2019

Bankers said as part of its debt reduction plan, Canada's Brookfield-sponsored India Infrastructure Trust acquired a pipeline for Rs 13,000 crore from East West Pipeline Ltd, an arm of Reliance Industries Holding Private Ltd, and all the liabilities are now off the subsidiary's books.

Anil Ambani's Reliance group slams Rahul Gandhi for his 'malicious lies'

Anil Ambani's Reliance group slams Rahul Gandhi for his 'malicious lies'

Rediff.com   6 May 2019

Rahul has singled out Anil Ambani several times for winning the Rafale defence contract from the Narendra Modi government, alleging favouritism and corruption.

How Anil Ambani can revive his group's fortune

How Anil Ambani can revive his group's fortune

Rediff.com   2 May 2019

More asset sales may be only way out, though most of the group companies' ratings have been downgraded and their combined market value is now a fraction of their combined debt.

Jet board members liable for the crisis

Jet board members liable for the crisis

Rediff.com   2 May 2019

Independent directors were supposed to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders.

Why India's forex kitty is all set to swell

Why India's forex kitty is all set to swell

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2019

Analysts said even though the Indian economy is expected to slow down to 7.2 per cent in fiscal 2020, it is still the best bet for investment for foreign investors.

Why corporate credit may grow in next few quarters

Why corporate credit may grow in next few quarters

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2019

With average capacity utilisation now touching 76 per cent, Indian companies are going back to the drawing board to add capacity but the plans to build new factories and plants are still some months away.

Pay up, make peace: Promoters make one-time settlements with banks on loans

Pay up, make peace: Promoters make one-time settlements with banks on loans

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2019

Lenders say settlements will cross over 100 accounts in the March quarter.

SC order on RBI circular: How it will hit banks

SC order on RBI circular: How it will hit banks

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2019

Bankers said the SC verdict might prolong the resolution process and force lenders to bring back cases to the drawing board.

Reliance eyes Schuldschein route to raise $170m overseas

Reliance eyes Schuldschein route to raise $170m overseas

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2019

Schuldschein is an alternative way to raise funds instead of loans or bonds and deals can run from $12 million to more than $1.13 billion. These instruments include tranches of different maturities and currencies and investors are spread across the world.

Voting rights on 34% of Wipro shares are still with Premji family

Voting rights on 34% of Wipro shares are still with Premji family

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2019

The voting rights with the promoter will ensure the interests of the promoter family as well as minority shareholders are protected in future, said corporate governance advocates and corporate lawyers.

Patanjali Ayurved revises offer for bankrupt Ruchi Soya

Patanjali Ayurved revises offer for bankrupt Ruchi Soya

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2019

The revised offer will mean the lenders will have to write off 60 per cent of their dues.

More trouble for Anil Ambani as lenders may not bail out RCom

More trouble for Anil Ambani as lenders may not bail out RCom

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2019

In a meeting on Thursday evening, the RCom management, led by CEO Punit Garg, requested the bank representatives to release Rs 260 crore it received as I-T refund so that it could repay the dues to Ericsson.

Anil Ambani's sinking wealth leaves lenders jittery

Anil Ambani's sinking wealth leaves lenders jittery

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2019

While RCom owes Indian banks close to Rs 45,000 crore, Ambani has lost close to $408 million of personal wealth year-to-date until Tuesday.

Lenders won't sell Anil Ambani-led Reliance group shares till Sep

Lenders won't sell Anil Ambani-led Reliance group shares till Sep

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2019

Nine lenders have exposure to the promoter entities and had taken listed operating companies' shares as collateral from the promoter companies.

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2019

The circular says even a day's delay in servicing loans would be now taken as a 'default'. And once in default, for loans above Rs 2,000 crore, the banks will have to arrive at a resolution within 180 days, else lenders will have to file an application under the IBC within 15 days.

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2019

A corporate lawyer said that this is the biggest failure of corporate governance in this country. He pointed out that American investors can even take the bank to court for giving false statements to stock exchanges and even file class action suits. Some even questioned how RBI overlooked Kochhar's misdeed.

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Jet Air lenders likely to write off up to 25% of loans

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2019

Under the resolution plan, the lenders would end up having a sizable portion of shares in the airline, if their boards of directors agree to convert part of their debt into equity.

All you want to know about Angel tax

All you want to know about Angel tax

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2019

What is worrying is that this year, angel investments and seed funding deals have fallen by 40 per cent, ringing alarm bells in the start-up community in India.

Wadias to continue legal battle for Jinnah House

Wadias to continue legal battle for Jinnah House

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2019

Dina Wadia, Jinnah's only daughter and Nusli Wadia's late mother, moved the high court in 2007 to regain control of the estate.