Jindal Steel, Russian team inspect Anil Ambaniâs Gujarat shipyard thatâs up for sale
Russia is eyeing the shipyard to buttress its pitch for building six new conventional submarines under Project 75 India, while Jindals see it as a captive client of its own.
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New Delhi: Industrialist Navin Jindalâs Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Russian government-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation have carried out an inspection of the Anil Ambani Groupâs Reliance Naval and Engineering Limitedâs (R-Naval) Gujarat-based Pipavav Shipyard for a potential buy-out, ThePrint has learnt.
According to sources, the Jindals completed inspection of the naval shipyard during the last week of February, while a five-member team of the Russian government concluded its inspection on 2 March.
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Dubai-based shipping firm GMS and Kotak Special Situations Fund were among the others that registered to bid as of the February 28 deadline, said news reports.
A worker walks at Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (RNEL) shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat. Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters
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New Delhi: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, Indiaâs third-largest producer of the alloy by market value, and two other groups have expressed interest in bidding for Reliance Naval & Engineering Ltd,
Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Dubai-based shipping firm GMS and Kotak Special Situations Fund were among the others that registered to bid as of the February 28 deadline, the report added, quoting the people on condition of anonymity.
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Dubai-based shipping firm GMS and Kotak Special Situations Fund were among the others that registered to bid as of the Feb. 28 deadline,
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For Jindal Steel, controlled by Naveen Jindal, Reliance Naval can be a captive client for the company’s shipbuilding plates, said Vidya Rattan Sharma, managing director at the steelmaker, who confirmed Jindal’s interest
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Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., India’s third-largest producer of the alloy by market value, and two other groups were the latest to express interest in bidding for Reliance Naval & Engineering Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.
Read more about Jindal Steel keen to acquire bankrupt Reliance Naval & Engineering on Business Standard. A successful sale of Reliance Naval will help creditors, including IDBI Bank and SBI recoup part of the company s Rs 10,800 crore of debt.