IL&FS misses more debt payments
Live MintMumbai/Singapore: Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. is missing more debt obligations, even as the Indian government pledged to prevent further defaults, underscoring the challenges its new board faces in fixing the firm’s mounting debt problems. “This amount is peanuts in the big picture, that’s how bad the situation is at the group,” said Rajiv Kochhar, chief executive officer of Avista Advisory Partners in Singapore. Getting fresh cash infusions would be crucial for the group that’s defaulted on its obligations since June, prompting rating cuts to junk. The new board at IL&FS has been tasked with preparing a plan for the group and filing a response with the National Company Law Tribunal, the nation’s insolvency court, by 15 October.