Suzlon shares plunge on stake sale

Shares in Indian wind group Suzlon plunged by one-third after the market apparently reacted badly to an announcement that its promoters had sold a 6.2% stake in the company.

The promoters – under Indian corporate law a group comprising directors and others with influence over a company – raised 2.4bn rupees ($44m) through the sale, which will be used to meet the terms of Suzlon’s recent debt-restructuring agreement with its key domestic lenders.

Suzlon’s shares closed 34% lower at 16 rupees following the announcement.

Unveiled in January, the deal under India’s CDR (corporate debt restructuring) mechanism with a consortium of 19 banks saw Suzlon agree a $1.8bn package that gave it more time to repay loans and lower interest rates.

The agreement included…

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