How Sebi plans to ease compliance for insolvent companies – Financial Express

The proposals include relaxing the requirement of a minimum 25% public shareholding and the stringent procedures to de-list a stressed company, if that is part of the resolution plan. (Reuters) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will consider a raft of proposals to ease various compliance procedures for listed insolvent companiesespecially with regard…

Reliance Communications asset sale speeds India telecom shakeout – Nikkei Asian Review

MUMBAI — Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambanion presented a revised debt resolution plan on Wednesday aimed at reducing the company’s liabilities from 450 billion rupees ($7 billion) to 60 billion rupees by March 2018 by withdrawing the company from the consumer wireless business and unloading assets, including real estate. Close Anil Amban, chairman of Reliance Communications,…

Individual insolvency regime to be operational in phased manner: IBBI charirperson MS Sahoo – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Steering the “smooth and fast- paced” journey of the insolvency law, the IBBI is now looking to put in place the regime for individual insolvency in a phased manner, according to its Chairperson M S Sahoo. Around 500 corporates have been admitted for resolution and about 100 companies have commenced voluntary liquidation under…