In a sinking ship
5 years, 10 months ago

In a sinking ship

The Hindu  

IN a case of how the mighty can fall, one of India’s top businessmen, Anil Ambani, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, faces the prospect of spending time in jail and going bankrupt. Jio’s failure to buy Rcom assets At the centre of Anil Ambani’s problems was Reliance Jio’s failure to buy RCom’s assets. Keeping in mind the crisis in RCom, the Supreme Court directed the Department of Telecom to approve RCom’s plan to sell spectrum to Jio after accepting a Rs.1,400-crore corporate guarantee, instead of a bank guarantee, as well as a parcel of land from an RCom subsidiary to cover the spectrum user charge claim of Rs.2,947 crore, which the Anil Ambani company was disputing. Mukesh has deep pockets and is shrewd enough to find a way out.” Root of crisis Jio has, in effect, been singularly responsible for the downfall of RCom, once the jewel in Anil Ambani’s crown. When the two brothers split in 2005-06 following the death of their father, Dhirubhai Ambani, Anil Ambani got RCom, a Rs.1,800-crore company that once was the country’s largest private telecom entity.

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SC restores claims worth ₹10,952 cr of Reliance Infratel's 4 indirect creditors
3 weeks, 5 days ago

SC restores claims worth ₹10,952 cr of Reliance Infratel's 4 indirect creditors

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the claims, amounting to more than ₹10,952 crore, of four indirect creditors of Reliance Infratel Ltd. Reliance Infratel’s total debt exceeds ₹41,055 crore. The resolution and acquisition by RIL In 2022, Reliance Jio’s subsidiary, Reliance Projects and Property Management Services Ltd, completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Reliance Infratel …

Sebi bans Anil Ambani and 24 others from market for five years, slaps Rs 254 crore fine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sebi bans Anil Ambani and 24 others from market for five years, slaps Rs 254 crore fine

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board has banned Anil Ambani and 24 others, including former key officials of Reliance Home Finance, from the securities market for five years charging them with fund diversion by creating a “fraudulent scheme to siphon off money from the company by structuring it as loans to credit-unworthy borrowers.” The Rs 104 crore cumulative …

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power share price hits 5% upper circuit, what’s driving the rally?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power share price hits 5% upper circuit, what’s driving the rally?

Live Mint  

Reliance Power's stocks surged by 5% on March 20, hitting a peak of ₹23.83 on the BSE. This uptick follows reports of the Anil Ambani-led company successfully clearing debts owed to three major banks - ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and DBS Bank - the previous week. According to The Economic Times report, Reliance Power's parent company Reliance Infrastructure is actively …

R-Infra to get Rs 7,100 cr from DMRC post SC ruling; defence manufacturing new engine of growth: Anil Ambani
3 years, 4 months ago

R-Infra to get Rs 7,100 cr from DMRC post SC ruling; defence manufacturing new engine of growth: Anil Ambani

Firstpost  

The payment from DMRC will be utilised for debt repayment and the company, which has a standalone debt of Rs 3,808 crore, will become debt free, Ambani said Mumbai, Sep 14 Reliance Infrastructure will receive Rs 7,100 crore from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation after a recent Supreme Court judgement, the company’’s chairman Anil Ambani told shareholders on Tuesday. The …

NCLT reserves order on SBI plea against Anil Ambani to recover over Rs 1,200 crore
4 years, 6 months ago

NCLT reserves order on SBI plea against Anil Ambani to recover over Rs 1,200 crore

India TV News  

The National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday reserved its order on the State Bank of India plea against Anil Ambani to recover over Rs 1,200 crore under the personal guarantee clause of the bankruptcy law. Anil Ambani had given a personal guarantee to the loans given to Reliance Communications and Reliance Infratel. In early 2019, Reliance Communications, once the flagship …

Lenders to Reliance Naval seek EoIs for sale of Anil Ambani company
4 years, 7 months ago

Lenders to Reliance Naval seek EoIs for sale of Anil Ambani company

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Lenders of Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd have sought expressions of interest from buyers to acquire the bankrupt shipbuilder under the insolvency and bankruptcy code. The second Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Group firm to go for insolvency after Reliance Communications Ltd, Reliance Naval was admitted for insolvency proceedings on 15 January by the Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law …

UK High Court dismisses $680-mn claim application by Chinese banks against Anil Ambani
5 years ago

UK High Court dismisses $680-mn claim application by Chinese banks against Anil Ambani

Firstpost  

UK High Court has dismissed a $680 million claim application filed by Chinese banks against Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani, a spokesperson of Ambani said on Monday New Delhi: UK High Court has dismissed a $680 million claim application filed by Chinese banks against Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani, a spokesperson of Ambani said on Monday. UK High Court has …

Reliance Communications lenders reject resignation of Anil Ambani, 4 other directors
5 years, 1 month ago

Reliance Communications lenders reject resignation of Anil Ambani, 4 other directors

India TV News  

Reliance Communications on Sunday said its lenders have rejected the resignation of Chairman Anil Ambani and four other directors, and asked them to cooperate in the ongoing corporate insolvency resolution process. The filing further said: ".it is being duly communicated to the aforesaid directors of RCom that their resignations have not been accepted and they are advised to continue to …

Anil Ambani, 4 directors resign from Reliance Communications; firm going through insolvency process
5 years, 1 month ago

Anil Ambani, 4 directors resign from Reliance Communications; firm going through insolvency process

Firstpost  

Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani along with four directors have resigned from the company, which is going through insolvency process, New Delhi: Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani along with four directors have resigned from the company, which is going through insolvency process, according to a regulatory filing. The company, which is going through insolvency process, had made a profit of …

Anil Ambani resigns as director of Reliance Communications
5 years, 2 months ago

Anil Ambani resigns as director of Reliance Communications

India Today  

A day after details of losses incurred by Reliance Communications in the second quarter of 2019-2020 were made public, Reliance Communications on Saturday said Anil Dhirubhai Ambani resigned as the company's director. "Your good office is hereby informed of the resignations tendered by the following directors of Reliance Communications Limited: Anil D Ambani, Chhaya Virani, Ryna Karani, Manjari Kacker and …

Anil Ambani inducts sons Anmol, Anshul on Reliance Infra board as directors; retd Lt Gen Syed Alta Hasnain too joins board
5 years, 3 months ago

Anil Ambani inducts sons Anmol, Anshul on Reliance Infra board as directors; retd Lt Gen Syed Alta Hasnain too joins board

Firstpost  

A company spokesman attributed the induction of the junior Ambanis to respect the wishes of the shareholders who during the recent AGM asked the management to get fresh blood into the company by bringing them on board. The company has also appointed retired Army officer Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain as an independent director on the board of the company, …

Shareholders plan to take Anil Ambani to court for over 90% erosion in shareholders wealth
5 years, 3 months ago

Shareholders plan to take Anil Ambani to court for over 90% erosion in shareholders wealth

The Hindu  

The back-to-back annual general meetings of five Reliance Group firms has put its chairman Anil Ambani in a difficult situation as a set of shareholders threaten to file class action suit against Anil Ambani for eroding shareholders wealth under his watch while another set of shareholders gave standing ovation to Reliance Group chairman to express their solidarity with him amidst …

NCLAT reserves order on admission of contempt plea filed against Anil Ambani, other officials
5 years, 6 months ago

NCLAT reserves order on admission of contempt plea filed against Anil Ambani, other officials

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday reserved its order over the admission of a contempt petition filed against Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and its other officials by minority shareholders alleging non-payment of dues by Reliance Infratel. A two-member bench, headed by NCLAT Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, said it will decide whether the contempt petition …

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group to lease out company headquarters in Mumbai to raise funds to pay off debt
5 years, 6 months ago

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group to lease out company headquarters in Mumbai to raise funds to pay off debt

Firstpost  

Reliance infrastructure plans to monetise its marquee Reliance Center Office located in Santacruz East, Mumbai, the company said in a statement Mumbai: The Reliance Group is looking to lease out its headquarters in one of Mumbai’s prime suburbs, the telecoms to infrastructure conglomerate said, a move that will help the company to raise funds to pay off debt. “Reliance infrastructure …

Anil Ambani's RCom's bankruptcy begins as NCLT allows firm to exclude 357 days spent in litigation; next hearing on 30 May
5 years, 8 months ago

Anil Ambani's RCom's bankruptcy begins as NCLT allows firm to exclude 357 days spent in litigation; next hearing on 30 May

Firstpost  

At the last hearing, RCom had sought 357 days exclusion in the insolvency process citing the stays it had on the process by the NCLAT and the Supreme Court. Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday allowed Reliance Communications to exclude the 357 days spent in litigation and admitted it for insolvency. With this, RCom, which owes over Rs …

Anil Ambani Avoids Prison As Reliance Clears Ericsson Dues Before SC Deadline
5 years, 9 months ago

Anil Ambani Avoids Prison As Reliance Clears Ericsson Dues Before SC Deadline

Live Law  

With Reliance Communications paying Rs.462 crores to Ericsson before the deadline fixed by the Supreme Court, its Chairman Anil Ambani has avoided imprisonment, reports the Economic Times. As per the ET report, Ericsson's lawyer confirmed receipt of the payment.On February 20, the Supreme Court had held Ambani and three Reliance companies guilty of contempt of court for not complying with. …

RCom pays ₹460 crore to settle Ericsson dues
5 years, 9 months ago

RCom pays ₹460 crore to settle Ericsson dues

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Ericsson SA has received ₹462 crore from Indian telecom firm Reliance Communications Ltd, the Swedish company said on Monday, potentially saving billionaire Anil Ambani and two RCom directors from a jail term. Late last month, the Supreme Court found Anil Ambani, chairman of the debt-laden firm, guilty of contempt of court for wilfully failing to pay the Swedish telecom …

RCom looks to real estate assets, Jio deal to pay Ericsson dues of Rs 453 cr after Supreme Court order
5 years, 10 months ago

RCom looks to real estate assets, Jio deal to pay Ericsson dues of Rs 453 cr after Supreme Court order

Firstpost  

RCom owes a total Rs 571 crore to the Swedish telecoms equipment maker, including a one-time settlement of Rs 550 crore and interest payments of Rs 21 crore. Business tycoon Anil Ambani is planning to use a payment from his brother’s company and the sale of real estate assets to pay what he owes to Sweden’s Ericsson following a court …

A day after Supreme Court verdict against Anil Ambani, RCom asks lenders to release Rs 260 cr directly to Ericsson
5 years, 10 months ago

A day after Supreme Court verdict against Anil Ambani, RCom asks lenders to release Rs 260 cr directly to Ericsson

Firstpost  

Observing there was a ‘willful default’, the Supreme Court ordered RCom to clear the Rs 453 crore dues to Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson within four weeks or face a 3-month jail term. The Supreme Court on Wednesday found Anil Ambani, chairman of debt-laden RCom, guilty of contempt of court for willfully failing to pay Rs 550 crore to Ericsson. …

Supreme Court verdict against Anil Ambani in Ericsson-RCom case: Chronology of events
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court verdict against Anil Ambani in Ericsson-RCom case: Chronology of events

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communications Ltd chairman Anil Ambani and two others guilty of contempt of court. New Delhi: The following is the chronology of events in the case in which the Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communications Ltd chairman Anil Ambani and two others guilty of contempt of court. Observing there was a ‘wilful default’, …

Reliance Group stocks under pressure; slip up to 4.3% on Supreme Court order against Anil Ambani in Ericsson case
5 years, 10 months ago

Reliance Group stocks under pressure; slip up to 4.3% on Supreme Court order against Anil Ambani in Ericsson case

Firstpost  

Shares of Reliance Group companies on Wednesday closed 4.3 percent lower after the Supreme Court held chairman Anil Ambani and two other senior officials guilty of contempt of court. New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Group companies on Wednesday closed 4.3 percent lower after the Supreme Court held chairman Anil Ambani and two other senior officials guilty of contempt of court …

Anil Ambani's Reply Affidavit Clearly Demonstrates His Cavalier Attitude To The Highest Court Of The Land: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Anil Ambani's Reply Affidavit Clearly Demonstrates His Cavalier Attitude To The Highest Court Of The Land: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held three Reliance Companies, guilty of contempt of court for defaulting payments to Ericsson as per the undertaking given to the Court. The court also observed that the three Reliance Companies have willfully not paid the sum of INR 550 crore plus interest and have thus breached the undertakings given to the Court. "The undertakings …

Ericsson-RCom case: Supreme Court holds Anil Ambani guilty of contempt, asks him to pay dues of Rs 453 cr in 4 weeks
5 years, 10 months ago

Ericsson-RCom case: Supreme Court holds Anil Ambani guilty of contempt, asks him to pay dues of Rs 453 cr in 4 weeks

Firstpost  

The RCom chairman and others will have to purge contempt by paying Rs 453 crore to Ericsson in four weeks, the Supreme Court said. The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communication chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and others guilty of contempt in a plea filed by Ericsson India over not clearing its dues of Rs 550 crore. The Supreme Court …

Supreme Court holds RCom, Anil Ambani guilty of contempt in Ericsson dues case
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court holds RCom, Anil Ambani guilty of contempt in Ericsson dues case

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communications Ltd and its chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt for failing to pay dues to Ericsson India. The court was ruling on Ericsson’s contempt plea against RCom and its chairman Ambani for “wilful disobedience” of the court’s earlier orders to pay dues to the Swedish company. Rohatgi also denied allegations …

Breaking: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty Of Contempt; No Jail If Reliance Pays Ericsson Rs 453 Crores In 4 Weeks [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty Of Contempt; No Jail If Reliance Pays Ericsson Rs 453 Crores In 4 Weeks [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran has held Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, guilty of contempt of court for defaulting payments to Ericsson as per the undertaking given to the Court.The three Reliance Companies - RCom, Reliance Telecom and Reliance InfraTel- are also held guilty of contempt, and fine of Rs One Crore …

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group reaches standstill pact with lenders, no sale of pledged shares till September
5 years, 10 months ago

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group reaches standstill pact with lenders, no sale of pledged shares till September

Firstpost  

Reliance Group will pay the principal and interest amounts to the lenders as per the scheduled due dates New Delhi: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has reached a ‘standstill agreement’ with more than 90 percent of its lenders under which they will not sell any of the shares pledged by promoters till September. Under the pact, the group will pay the …

Anil Ambani reaches standstill agreement with lenders
5 years, 10 months ago

Anil Ambani reaches standstill agreement with lenders

The Hindu  

Anil Ambani led Reliance Group has reached an in-principle standstill understanding with more than 90% of the lenders at the promoter group level, after L&T Finance and Edelweiss Group had dumped Anil Ambani Group shares causing the unprecedented fall in share prices of Reliance Power and other group shares early this month. Reliance Group has nine lenders at the promoters …

Anil Ambani flies in private jets, has money for Rafale but no money to pay Rs 550 cr dues, asks Ericsson lawyer
5 years, 11 months ago

Anil Ambani flies in private jets, has money for Rafale but no money to pay Rs 550 cr dues, asks Ericsson lawyer

Firstpost  

Early this month, RCom decided to opt for insolvency proceedings following its failure to sell assets for paying back its lenders, the Anil Ambani-led telecom firm said. Supreme Court has on Wednesday reserved its judgement on a contempt plea filed against Reliance Communication chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and and two others by Ericsson India over not clearing its dues of …

RCom chairman Anil Ambani reaches Supreme Court in contempt petition filed by Ericsson India
5 years, 11 months ago

RCom chairman Anil Ambani reaches Supreme Court in contempt petition filed by Ericsson India

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court of India had issued notice to Anil Ambani and others on a contempt petition filed by Ericsson India over non-payment of its dues. Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani has reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday to appear in a contempt petition filed by Ericsson India over not clearing its dues of Rs 550 crore. Contempt proceeedings Ericsson …

Reliance Communications stock sinks by more than half to a record low as firm asks NCLT to resolve debt
5 years, 11 months ago

Reliance Communications stock sinks by more than half to a record low as firm asks NCLT to resolve debt

Firstpost  

Reliance Communications said its lenders had not received any proceeds from asset monetisation plans, and that its overall debt resolution process had not made any progress Reliance Communications Ltd shares plunged by more than half to a record low on Monday, after the Indian telco said it will seek a fast-track resolution to its indebtedness through bankruptcy court. In one …

RCom heads to Indian bankruptcy court after Ambani brothers’ mobile battle
5 years, 11 months ago

RCom heads to Indian bankruptcy court after Ambani brothers’ mobile battle

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — One of India’s richest men has turned to a bankruptcy court for help as he battles to save his company after losing a brutal price war with his older brother. Anil Ambani’s wireless telecom business, Reliance Communications, announced Sunday it was asking India’s National Companies Law Tribunal to help sell its assets and settle billions …

SC issues notice to Anil Ambani over RCom Ericsson dues
6 years ago

SC issues notice to Anil Ambani over RCom Ericsson dues

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Anil Ambani on a plea by Ericsson India Pvt. Senior lawyer Harish Salve, appearing for Reliance Jio said, “Knowing the problems with prior dues and when giving physical guarantee, we can’t take the risk.” The court was responding to a contempt petition by RCom against the department of telecommunications claiming …

Dues settlement row: Reliance Communications says Ericsson attempting media trial, endangering interest of creditors
6 years ago

Dues settlement row: Reliance Communications says Ericsson attempting media trial, endangering interest of creditors

Firstpost  

RCom said it remains committed to clear dues of Ericsson from spectrum realisation. However, the approval for the same is pending with the government New Delhi: Debt-laden Reliance Communications Sunday accused Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson, which is an operational unsecured creditor of the company, of attempting media trial and sensationalising the issue of dues recovery, saying it might put …

Anil Ambani clears legal hurdle to sell telecom assets to Reliance Jio
6 years, 1 month ago

Anil Ambani clears legal hurdle to sell telecom assets to Reliance Jio

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the sale of spectrum by Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications Ltd to elder brother Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd on the condition that the seller furnishes ₹ 1,400 crore as corporate guarantee to the government within two days. The tribunal had also asked RCom to not sell a land parcel worth ₹ …

Anil Ambani seeks to sell control of Reliance Communications
6 years, 3 months ago

Anil Ambani seeks to sell control of Reliance Communications

Live Mint  

Reliance Communications Ltd., the telecommunications company that’s offloading most of its assets to a rival, is in talks to sell a controlling stake in what will remain after it exits India’s consumer wireless business. The company helmed by billionaire Anil Ambani is negotiating with two investors who are conducting due diligence, Bill Barney, chief executive officer of the company and …

RCom caps borrowing limit to ₹50,000 crore
6 years, 3 months ago

RCom caps borrowing limit to ₹50,000 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Debt-ridden Reliance Communications said on Wednesday its shareholders have approved a cap of ₹ 50,000 crore on its borrowing limit. The resolution to revise borrowing limit was passed as special resolution by around 90% of shareholders at the annual general meeting of the company held on 18 September 2018, RCom said in a BSE filing. It was proposed …

Reliance Communications to exit telecom business fully to concentrate on real estate: Anil Ambani
6 years, 3 months ago

Reliance Communications to exit telecom business fully to concentrate on real estate: Anil Ambani

India TV News  

Billionaire Anil Ambani on Tuesday announced that the cash-strapped Reliance Communications will be completely exiting the telecom business to concentrate on real estate in future. Pointing out to the 133-acre Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City on the outskirts of the financial capital, he said there is huge realty play opportunity that RCom's erstwhile corporate headquarters possesses, and pegged the potential value …

IDBI Bank moves NCLT against Reliance Naval’s ₹1,250 crore loan default
6 years, 4 months ago

IDBI Bank moves NCLT against Reliance Naval’s ₹1,250 crore loan default

Live Mint  

Mumbai: IDBI Bank Ltd has approached the dedicated bankruptcy court against Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd for defaulting on loans totaling more than ₹ 1,250 crore. A group of lenders led by IDBI Bank has been trying to restructure debt on the books of Reliance Naval ever since it acquired debt-laden Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, which was undergoing restructuring …

Awaiting banks' reply on Reliance Naval resolution plan, vast majority of lenders supportive, says Anil Ambani
6 years, 4 months ago

Awaiting banks' reply on Reliance Naval resolution plan, vast majority of lenders supportive, says Anil Ambani

Firstpost  

In its 12 February circular, the RBI had given banks 180 days starting 1 March, to come out with a resolution plan for stressed companies with exposure over Rs 2,000 crore and above. Mumbai: Anil Ambani-led Reliance group on Wednesday said it has sent a resolution plan to the lenders of Reliance Naval & Engineering, which has not been servicing …

RCom-Jio deal: Reliance Infratel, HSBC Daisy submits final consent terms to NCLAT
6 years, 6 months ago

RCom-Jio deal: Reliance Infratel, HSBC Daisy submits final consent terms to NCLAT

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Reliance Infratel Ltd and its offshore investor and minority shareholder HSBC Daisy Investments Ltd on Friday submitted to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal their final consent terms with respect to their dispute over sale of tower and fibre assets by the telco to Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. This comes a month after Reliance Infratel, a unit of …

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