Swan Energy Takes Control of Reliance Naval | Business News
Jan 04, 2024 20:14
Swan Energy has formally taken management control of Reliance Naval & Engineering, marking its entry into shipbuilding. The company emerged as the winning bidder in an insolvency resolution process.
Mumbai, Jan 4 (PTI) Swan Energy on Thursday said it has formally taken the management control of Reliance Naval & Engineering.
The company had emerged as the winning bidder under an insolvency resolution process.
The National Company Law Tribunal-appointed monitoring committee has handed over the management control of the company with the approval of the committee of creditors to Swan Energy, according to a statement.
Swan Energy has constituted a board with its managing director Nikhil Merchant as the executive director, and Paresh Merchant and Bhavik Merchant as board members of Reliance Naval.
It will finalise plans to put in place a top management structure to oversee operations of Reliance Naval.
A special purpose vehicle -- Hazel Infra -- floated by Swan Energy had submitted as Rs 2,100 crore-bid for Reliance Naval.
Swan Energy owns 74 per cent in Hazel Infra and the remaining 26 per cent is owned by Hazel Mercantile, in which Swan is a strategic investor.
The acquisition of Reliance Naval marks the company's entry into the shipbuilding, ship repairing and heavy fabrication industry.
Swan Group has presence in the textiles, real estate, oil and gas and petrochemical sectors.
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