Adani Group set to refinance $3.5 billion debt taken for ACC-Ambuja buy

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The Adani Group is all set to sign a definitive agreement to refinance $3.5 billion of loans taken for last years acquisition of ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement, people aware of the discussions told ET..

At least 18 global banks have agreed to join the consortium led by Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered among others, for refinancing the debt that helped fund the biggest M&A in Indias building-materials industry...

The exercise is expected to help the Adanis save about a quarter of a billion dollars over a three-year period, said sources aware of the finer aspects of the loans pricing.. ET had reported on March 28 that the Adani Group was seeking to renegotiate the terms of acquisition financing of ACC and Ambuja Cements...

The Adani Group had begun negotiations with lenders to extend the tenor of loans from the existing 18-month period due to end in February next year to a longer duration, ET had reported then.. To be sure, the group has so far repaid close to $2 billion of Ambuja and ACC loans, which included $1 billion of promoter advances taken from three foreign banks as a loan against shares (LAS) facility...

Following the Hindenburg short seller report on the group earlier this year that led to the sudden pullout of the proposed FPO of Adani Enterprises after triggering a $150-billion wealth erosion, the entire $750 million bridge loan facility was paid back in February by the group to calm market volatility..

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