To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression.
Another reason working in Air India's favour now is the government's plan to clean up part of the airline's burgeoning debt from its books - a major deterrent for investors when it attempted divestment the previous time.
An initial reading of the guidelines indicates two factors - potential rise in borrowing cost and lower returns on investment book - could hit the spread of NBFCs.
Debt-ridden Reliance Capital ready to cede control in home finance - Blackstone, Carlyle, Brookfield, and Piramal group are in talks to buy a large stake in Reliance Home Finance.
Indian bankers are fearful that going out of their way to save Jet could lead to subsequent harassment from investigative agencies.
Or else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
Else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
It had been pointed out to the banking regulator that one-day default was difficult to monitor in large companies, especially where cash flows are dependent on government payments.
Jet is the largest player in the Mumbai airport, with over 110 domestic slots and 30 international slots from the city.
Currently most of its 119 planes have been taken back by the lessors and many have been leased to other airlines like SpiceJet. The second challenge is that it has to repay banks.
Chennai-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank is set to merge with Indiabulls Housing Finance in a share-swap deal, RBI may not be comfortable with a bank owner having realty business under its wings.
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.
Etihad wants to control a domestic carrier that can give it access to over 45 cities in India from where it can bring traffic to its hub in Abu Dhabi and beyond.
Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo and AirAsia India ready to fill in the gap.
With passenger growth pegged at 14 to 15 per cent, airport infrastructure could be a make or break business for both new players and incumbents.
Lenders say settlements will cross over 100 accounts in the March quarter.
Naresh Goyal, after being ousted with his wife from the board last week, and with his shareholding halved to 25 per cent, can still make a comeback by partnering a new investor and win back majority control.
The three options are - a one-time settlement, restructuring of loans and of course go to IBC.
Bankers said the SC verdict might prolong the resolution process and force lenders to bring back cases to the drawing board.
The delay will increase the provisioning burden on lenders and will also postpone the benefit of reversal of money set aside as provisions.
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