Uncertainty over strategy of JPVL lenders clouds Jaypee Associates’ debt resolution
Uncertainty around the future strategy of lenders to Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) could prove a hurdle in the corporate debt resolution of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), the holding company of the Jaypee Group, people familiar with the matter said. JPVL – a listed associate of JAL with a market capitalisation of over ₹12,000 crore – is the most valuable asset in JAL’s portfolio that also includes real estate, cement and fertiliser plants. As part of a debt restructuring, JPVL issued compulsory convertible preference shares (CCPS) worth ₹3,800 crore to its lenders in 2019. Upon their conversion into shares, the…