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Shapoorji Pallonji Group apni unit Goswami Infratech ke liye $1 Billion ka bond issue kar raha hai, aur woh bhi 14% se zyada ke high yield par! Yeh sab tab ho raha hai jab June 30 tak Goswami Infratech ka debt chukana hai aur refinancing thoda tough lag raha hai. But, high yield ki wajah se, BlackRock aur JPMorgan jaise bade investors bhi isme interest dikha rahe hain, jo surprisingly acha sign hai considering the challenges.
Investor logon ko attract karne ka sabse bada reason hai Shapoorji Pallonji ka Tata Sons mein 18.4% ka stake. Yeh stake lagbhag ₹2.5 se ₹3 lakh crore ka hai, jo ekdum solid backup hai. Lekin ek chota sa issue yeh hai ki yeh stake easily bikta nahi hai, matlab thoda illiquid hai.
Abhi Indian infrastructure sector government ke support se toh mast chal raha hai, par Goswami Infratech ka situation alag hai. CARE ne iski credit rating 'BBB-' aur outlook ko 'Negative' rakha hai, pehle yeh 'AA+' thi. Reason refinancing risks aur kam operating cash flow hai. Competition ki baat karein toh Vedanta Resources ne toh apna debt refinance kar liya, aur IRB Infrastructure ka outlook bhi positive ho gaya hai.
Risks ki baat karein toh Shapoorji Pallonji Group ka history raha hai debt covenants ko todne ka, jis se unki borrowing costs badh jaati hain. Goswami Infratech toh apne parent company par hi depend karti hai debt chukane ke liye. Group ka total debt lagbhag ₹60,000 crore hai. Aur toh aur, Gujarat mein CBI probe ki khabar ne corporate governance par bhi sawal khade kar diye hain.
Toh yeh $1 Billion ka bond sale unke liye liquidity aur overall refinancing strategy ke liye bahut important hai. Global interest rates aur US Federal Reserve ke decisions ka bhi asar padega. Umeed hai ki 2026 mein rates kam hongi, jo thoda relief de sakti hain. Group ko covenants manage karne, Tata Sons stake ko strategically use karne, aur cash flow improve karne par focus karna hoga.