Shapoorji Pallonji Group seeks up to $2.4 bn from lenders to refinance debt
Business StandardIt’s also gauging interest from Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Cerberus Capital Management LP, the people said | File image By Saikat Das Shapoorji Pallonji Group is in talks with lenders including state-run Power Finance Corp., seeking to raise as much as Rs 20,000 crore, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s also gauging interest from Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Cerberus Capital Management LP, the people said. The proceeds from the lending, which would likely be a privately placed rupee-bond, will be partly used to refinance debt taken about three years ago by SP Group’s main investment vehicle Sterling Investment Corp. against shares in Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s diversified conglomerate Tata Group, the people said. Shapoorji Pallonji Group didn’t immediately offer comments when reached by Bloomberg News regarding the fund-raising plan.