For the second time in less than a month, Air India Assets Holding Ltd. on Thursday raised Rs 7,000 crore through issuance of bonds. The funds would be utilised to repay the debt of Air India.
AIAHL's second bond issue worth Rs 1,000 crore with a greenshoe option to raise additional Rs 6,000 crore was oversubscribed more than 21 times.
The second bond issue with 10-year tenure was fully subscribed at a rate of 7.39 percent, according to an Air India spokesperson.
Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said in a tweet that the tremendous success of the bond issue is a “manifestation of the confidence, investors have in the finest brand of the nation - Air India”.
The tremendous success of the Air India AHL bond issue is a manifestation of the confidence, investors have in the finest brand of the nation - Air India
October 10, 2019The government is set to divest its stake in Air India, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 54,000 crore, and AIAHL's fund-raising exercise is part of the larger efforts to reduce the national carrier's debt pile.
AIAHL is a special purpose vehicle of Air india.
"Company received bids worth Rs 21,736 crore, highest in yield based bond market of BSE. AIAHL has decided to accept the entire issue of Rs 7,000 crore," the civil aviation ministry said in a tweet.
2nd Bond issue of Air India AssetsHoldingLimited(AIAHL) with10yr tenure of Rs1000cr with green shoe option of Rs 6000cr fully subscribed @7.39%. Company recvd bids worth Rs 21736cr, highest in yield based bond mkt of BSE. AIAHL has decided to accept the entire issue of Rs 7000cr.
October 10, 2019On Sept. 16, AIAHL had raised Rs 7,000 crore by way of issuing bonds.
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