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National Company Law Tribunal has approved IndusInd International Holdings’ resolution proposal for the acquisition of Reliance Capital. The Hinduja Group company has been given 90 days to implement the resolution, subject to regulatory and other approvals.“The RBI and SEBI approvals are expected to come by next week or so but the IRDAI application is in the process of being filed and might take some time,” sources told businessline.
The NCLT application was made by RCap administrator Nageswara Rao Y, who took charge of the company in November 2021 when RBI superseded the erstwhile board of directors and initiated insolvency proceedings against the company. The CoC was constituted in December 2021 and met a total of 49 times starting January 2022, before the final proposal was submitted to the NCLT for its approval.
“The resolution plan provides for the implementation of the terms thereof within a period of 90 days from the approval of the Resolution Plan by the Adjudicating Authority and receipt of certified copy of the order approving the Resolution Plan,” the NCLT notice said, adding that the 90-day timeline may be extended if required.
IndusInd International has submitted a proposal that includes upfront cash payment of ₹9,650 crore, accounting for 37.03 per cent of the initial amount claimed. The company has also proposed an amount net of ₹50 crore for the benefit of the CoC, which will be part of the upfront cash and an additional Rs 11 crore over and above the proposed amount.
On successful completion of the resolution plan, the Hinduja Group will acquire majority shares in Reliance Capital and the company will cease to be listed on stock exchange. Existing shareholding of the company will be cancelled and new shares will be issued to the companies nominated by Hinduja Group.
The proposed acquisition is now awaiting the approval of the RBI for Reliance Capital and Reliance Asset Reconstruction, Company Limited, IRDAI for Reliance General Insurance and Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, CCI for the takeover, and SEBI for Reliance Securities and other entities. The deal is also subject to sale of shares of Reliance Home Finance held by Reliance Capital in the open market on various dates.
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