NPA crisis: Central Bank puts stressed assets worth Rs 3,300 cr on the block

Financial Express,
March 03, 2019
Central Bank of India on Saturday put on the block stressed assets worth Rs 3,322 crore, including its exposure to Essar Steel India with an outstanding balance of Rs 423.61 crore, Bhushan Power & Steel (Rs 1,550.07 crore) and Alok Industries (Rs 1,251.10 crore), to be sold on a full-cash basis to any interested bank, asset reconstruction company, non-banking financial company or foreign investor. Notably, all three stressed accounts are undergoing corporate insolvency resolution proceedings.
In fact, among stressed accounts currently being resolved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Essar Steel has witnessed the most number of lenders wanting a quick exit. Only last month, State Bank of India finally shelved its plans to sell its `1,543-crore exposure to Essar Steel amid poor response despite several extensions. Last week, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal directed its Ahmedabad bench to take a decision on Arcelor Mittal’s resolution plan for the debt-laden Essar Steel by March 8.
If it failed to do so, it would call for records and pass an order.  The appellate tribunal further listed the matter for March 13.It is fairly well-known that delays in resolution owing to excessive litigation, among other factors, have prompted bankers to go for quick cash-based recoveries, sometimes even at a haircut compared to the expected recovery in event of a successful resolution under the IBC.
Central Bank of India has also listed Bombay Rayon Fashions Limited for sale at a reserve price of Rs 33.78 crore. The state-run lender has set a reserve price of Rs 415 crore for Essar Steel India, Rs 709.50 crore for Bhushan Power & Steel and Rs 197.63 crore for Alok Industries.
The bank announced the auction for all of the above accounts through “Swiss challenge method” under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI Act), 2002, “without recourse basis based on an existing offer of firm bid in hand from an investor who will have the right to match the highest bid”.
The cut-off for submission of expressions of interest for all four accounts is March 5, while the e-bidding process has been scheduled for March 20.

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