SBI to seek promoter guarantee, pledged shares for debt recast
Live MintMumbai: State Bank of India has decided to seek additional security in the form of promoter pledges for listed companies and personal guarantee for unlisted companies in order to restructure debt under RBI’s window. The bank said that in case of listed companies, the latest financials filed with stock exchanges also have to be submitted along with cash budget and projected financials for the period of loan. Several auto parts makers, manufacturing companies and real estate developers have aleady approached financial advisory firms and lawyers to project cash flows to meet financial parameters specified by the Reserve Bank of India. However, for working capital loans, apart from the interest moratorium of six months, the borrower can also get a need-based additional funding, repayable in not more than five years.