BPSL acquisition won't escalate JSW Steel's debt
JSW Steel has invested Rs 5,087 crore equity in a holding company, Piombino Steel Ltd, which has got around Rs 1,000 crore worth equity from JSW Shipping also.

- Mar 26, 2021,
- Updated Mar 26, 2021 9:35 PM IST
JSW Steel, the largest steelmaker in the country, has engineered Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd's (BPSL) acquisition outside its balance sheet, which will help in reducing the impact of debt on the former's books. The steelmaker, which has Rs 51,800 crore of net debt, has acquired bankrupt BPSL by paying Rs 19,350 crore to its financial creditors.
JSW Steel has taken most of the loans (about Rs 10,800 crore) through a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which will be merged with BPSL. So this major portion of debt will reflect only on the balance sheet of BPSL, and it will have to service it on its own.
JSW Steel has invested Rs 5,087 crore equity in a holding company, Piombino Steel Ltd (PSL), which has got around Rs 1,000 crore worth equity from JSW Shipping also. JSW's equity contribution comes from its cash reserves. PSL also raised Rs 2,500 crore from banks as debt. The holding company will own 100 per cent stake in BPSL.
The deal structuring will also help JSW Steel to bring a strategic investor in holding company PSL. JSW Steel has retained its recent acquisitions like Monnet Ispat and Asian Colour Coated also as separate entities outside its operational ambit for these strategic advantages in debt and investments.
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JSW Steel, the largest steelmaker in the country, has engineered Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd's (BPSL) acquisition outside its balance sheet, which will help in reducing the impact of debt on the former's books. The steelmaker, which has Rs 51,800 crore of net debt, has acquired bankrupt BPSL by paying Rs 19,350 crore to its financial creditors.
JSW Steel has taken most of the loans (about Rs 10,800 crore) through a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which will be merged with BPSL. So this major portion of debt will reflect only on the balance sheet of BPSL, and it will have to service it on its own.
JSW Steel has invested Rs 5,087 crore equity in a holding company, Piombino Steel Ltd (PSL), which has got around Rs 1,000 crore worth equity from JSW Shipping also. JSW's equity contribution comes from its cash reserves. PSL also raised Rs 2,500 crore from banks as debt. The holding company will own 100 per cent stake in BPSL.
The deal structuring will also help JSW Steel to bring a strategic investor in holding company PSL. JSW Steel has retained its recent acquisitions like Monnet Ispat and Asian Colour Coated also as separate entities outside its operational ambit for these strategic advantages in debt and investments.
JSW Steel to kick start production at new Dolvi, Vijayanagar plants in H1 2022