{"id":4523,"date":"2019-12-01T07:04:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euromenaenergy.com\/?p=4523"},"modified":"2019-12-01T07:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:04:44","slug":"essar-steel-case-sc-clears-way-for-arcelormittal-to-complete-5-8-bn-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emimer.com\/?p=4523","title":{"rendered":"Essar Steel case: SC clears way for ArcelorMittal to complete $5.8 bn deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>ArcelorMittal won approval from India\u2019s top court to complete its $5.8 billion purchase of a bankrupt steel mill, clearing the way for tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to enter the world\u2019s second-biggest market.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe Supreme Court allowed Arcelor to make the payment for Essar Steel India Ltd. and set aside a bankruptcy appellate tribunal\u2019s order that had given secured and unsecured creditors equal right over the sale proceeds. The lenders\u2019 panel of a bankrupt company has discretion in the distribution of funds in insolvencies, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman said Friday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The acquisition of Essar Steel India Ltd will make Arcelor the fourth-biggest producer in a nation where the government is investing trillions of rupees in infrastructure. The verdict is likely to be the final approval in a more than yearlong battle by Arcelor to take over Essar. While companies can seek a review of decision by the same bench of judges, the success of review petitions is rare.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The world\u2019s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal and its partner Nippon Steel Corp had offered to pay Rs 420 billion ($5.8 billion) in cash to creditors and pump another Rs 80 billion in the mill last year. While that offer was approved by a bankruptcy tribunal in March under the insolvency process, the payment was kept on hold by the Supreme Court after a dispute arose between lenders on the distribution of funds.<\/div>\n<div>The ruling will set a precedent for other insolvencies that are awaiting resolution over the distribution of funds between different class of creditors.<\/div>\n<div>India\u2019s rupee, and creditors to Essar extended gains after the ruling. The rupee rose 0.3% at 11:06 am, while State Bank of India added 4.2% and Canara Bank surged as much as 7%.<\/div>\n<div>The Supreme Court on Friday also said the timeline for insolvencies can be extended in exceptional cases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ArcelorMittal won approval from India\u2019s top court to complete its $5.8 billion purchase of a bankrupt steel mill, clearing the way for tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to enter the world\u2019s second-biggest market. 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