Bankers to go ahead with Shapoorji Pallonji recast plan
Hindustan TimesbThe Supreme Court’s verdict in favour of Tata Sons Ltd in the Tata-Mistry case may not affect the one-time restructuring plan of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, but may have a bearing on its implementation. SP Group’s earlier attempts to raise funds from Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc. by pledging a portion of Tata Sons’ shares were nixed by the Tatas. Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of the Tata group, had proposed a plan of separation that involved a swap of the 18.47% held by his family in Tata Sons for shares of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Bankers said while the restructuring will go on as planned, the success of the plan depends on the valuation of shares finalized by the two parties, besides SP Group’s ability to raise funds by pledging its substantial stake in Tata Sons. The Tata group had said SP Group cannot give its holding company, Tata Sons’ shares as collateral without its permission and moved Supreme Court.