SREI Group IBC updates

 

Article Re-published as on Wednesday, 17^th December, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. 

 

Few revelations 

Update as on 8th October

Here is the disclosure given by SREI equipment finance for its NCD's on the NSE's website.

They say that their net asset coverage ratio has fallen to 45% but their gross coverage ratio is still 100%(Link here). They haven’t given this disclosure to exchanges for the main listed entity that is SREI infra. 

Apart from this there is a 564 page pdf file containing all the financial statement of the SREI group, (page number 131 link here) Probable connected, related party transaction. Totalling up to Crores 8,575 are found.

Recently the Alternative investment Fund which was the connecting link in these “probable” related party transaction was sold off for 1.33 crores (circular dated 12^th September link here)

These things were not disclosed until recently.

Similar another line of Business or a brand “Quippo”

I-Quippo was originally launched Srei Infra, then the control was transferred to the “Kanoria foundation” the current promoter entity of SREI group.

 

“Daal mai kuch kala nahi, puri ki puri daal hi kaali hai”

 

If SREI didn’t maintained transparency in disclosure and communication why would anyone trust them?

RBI is in hurry to put SREI into IBC because they simply don’t trust the promoters.

 

“SREI Company has in the past bided for assets & companies that were bankrupt.

Today SREI itself is facing Bankruptcy…”

 

Initially I felt that restructuring is a better option for SREI as opposed to taking it into the IBC.

But now based revelation of certain facts I understand the worry of banks and RBI, if Kanorias are let to run SREI for some more time, maybe they’ll siphon off more assets and in future the recovery percentage might even be lower.

Current situation is that based on the case of DHFL, our Reserve bank of India thinks a similar resolution could be worked for SREI by taking it into insolvency and bankruptcy court.

Looking at the Zeal of the RBI, it seems most probably by the end of this financial year the company would end up in the IBC.

Update as on 17th December

Investors have been provided a link where all the latest updates relating to the IBC are made available, https://dataroomforibc.co.in/#/main-dashboard

Based on the presentation and the tentative timelines, here is what can be expected. The invitation and submission for EOI (expression of interest) shall be completed from 2^nd till last week of January, Receipt and approval of Resolution plan 2^nd week March, to 2^nd week April. Last week of May, receipt of ‘No-objection’ from RBI and submission of COC approved Resolution plan.

Based on the above last date mentioned which is in month of May, 2022.It is expected that by June the payment could be received for the NCD investments