Kotak-backed Phoenix ARC, Edelweiss keen to acquire SBI loan to HNG

Kotak Mahindra Financial institution-backed Phoenix ARC and Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Firm are amongst half a dozen firms which have proven curiosity in buying State Financial institution of India’s mortgage to Hindusthan Nationwide Glass (HNG), mentioned folks conscious of the matter. Prudent ARC, UV ARC and Omkara ARC are a few of the different entities which have submitted expressions of curiosity to SBI, the folks cited earlier mentioned.
HNG, the nation’s largest glass bottle maker, was admitted for company insolvency in October 2021 on a petition by DBS Financial institution. SBI, which filed a declare of Rs 1,272 crore, has a 38% share in HNG’s debt.

ET had reported on January 19 that SBI has initiated talks with ARCs to promote the mortgage it had prolonged to HNG, because it noticed an inordinate delay within the decision of the corporate below the Insolvency and Chapter Code course of. Final month, SBI invited asset reconstruction firms (ARCs) to bid for the debt by January 31.

The nation’s largest financial institution has set a reserve worth of Rs 821 crore, in accordance with the discover to ARCs. The financial institution will maintain an public sale on February 22. Senior executives of Edelweiss ARC confirmed the event.

Phoenix ARC and SBI didn’t reply to ET’s request for remark.

HNG has acquired decision plans from AGI Greenpac and Madhvani Group. In October 2022, 98% of the lenders to HNG voted on a Rs 2,213-crore plan by AGI Greenpac. However the plan is but to be accepted by the Nationwide Firm Legislation Tribunal as a number of litigations have been filed in opposition to the corporate.A latest report by ranking firm Crisil mentioned that between March 2019 and September 2023, the common decision time elevated from 324 days to 653 days.

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