A pilot flame burns on an offshore oilfield. (Photographer: George Osodi/Bloomberg)
Billionaire Anil Agarwal offered to acquire insolvent Videocon Industries Ltd. for an upfront cash payment of Rs 200 crore to lenders. While an appeals tribunal stayed the takeover after lenders objected to a steep haircut, the amount barely covers a single-year cash flow from Videocon's interest in the Ravva oilfield.Agarwal’s Volcan Group won the bid to acquire Videocon under India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for Rs 2,962 cror...