NARCL eyes Rs 10,000-cr acquisition in Q1
The National Asset Reconstruction Co (NARCL), India’s state-sponsored bad bank, is looking to close acquisitions worth Rs 10,000 crore in the first quarter of FY26, said sources close to the development.NARCL has already made offers for key accounts, including BGR Energy, Girija Alloys & Power, Gannon Dunkerley & Co., and Gupta Power, and is conducting due diligence on more accounts, with bids expected by June-end, said the sources cited above. Among NARCL's recent offers are BGR Energy, with Rs 3,000 crore in debt, at up to 25% offer value, and Girija Alloys & Power, where the initial offer of 30% on Rs 800 crore debt has been raised. Other stressed accounts, such as Gannon Dunkerley & Co., are also under review, while Gupta Power is also under discussions. NARCL acquires 15% of the value of accounts upfront in cash, while the remaining is issued to the selling banks as Security Receipts (SRs) for which the government has provided a sovereign guarantee.Having already utilised Rs 20,000 crore of the Rs 30,600 crore sovereign guarantee, NARCL needs to acquire between Rs 60,000–80,000 crore of stressed assets to exhaust the remaining guarantee, assuming bids of 20-25% on debt value, said the source.