July 2009
India: Tata bond keeps to word, if not spirit, of regs
Citi and Tata’s deal irks regulator; Further bank-backed bonds banned
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a letter informing commercial banks in the country that they are not permitted to guarantee debt instruments, following the controversy surrounding Tata’s issuance of bonds backed by State Bank of India.
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bridge loan Tata Motors took out to buy Jaguar and Land Rover |
On May 21, Citi and Tata Capital joint-led a four-tranche rupee deal for a total equivalent value of $840 million, thereby completing the refinancing of the $3 billion bridge loan that Tata Motors had taken out to buy Jaguar and Land Rover. The controversy surrounds the deal’s structuring, in which the notes are guaranteed by State Bank of India, which in turn has a syndicate of 11 banks backing its master guarantee.
The terms of the deal complied with the letter of the existing regulations, but in a circular issued on May...
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