Insolvency Bill in Lok Sabha: Promoters of defaulting firms get a month to clear dues – The Indian Express

By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Published: December 29, 2017 5:27 am The Bill allows asset reconstruction companies, banks and alternative investment funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. (Express photo by Ravi Kanojia) Related News Defaulting promoters who had submitted resolution plans for insolvent companies before an Ordinance in…

British Airways’ operator to buy Austrian airline Niki – Daily Sabah

The International Airlines Group, which operates British Airways and Iberia, is to buy Austria’s insolvent low-cost holiday carrier Niki, dpa has learned. With its network of European and North African vacation destinations, Niki declared itself insolvent this month after German carrier Lufthansa withdrew its takeover offer for the airline. Lufthansa said it abandoned its…

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduces bill to amend IBC in Lok Sabha – Economic Times

The government on Thursday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to bar those with non-performing accounts from bidding to acquire insolvent companies or their assets. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017 will replace an ordinance promulgated last month, which barred those with RBI recognised non-performing loan of at least a year from…

Reliance Jio saves RCom from debt woes, but drives it out of wireless – Nikkei Asian Review

MUMBAI — Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has emerged as the savior preventing bankruptcy for his younger brother Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications. Yet his Reliance Jio Infocomm, which has aggressively offered cut-price data and free services, has largely been blamed for the financial woes of RCom and other players. Reliance Jio Infocomm announced Thursday that it will buy…