Lenders to Go First may ask bidders in the resolution process for the airline to improve their offers in order to maximise recoveries, people involved in the process said. The lenders may opt for liquidation if the bids aren’t good enough, said the people cited above.
The only two bids for the airline were opened Friday and resolution professional (RP) Shailendra Ajmera will now check if they are compliant with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Central Bank of India and Bank of Baroda are the main lenders to the grounded carrier. The RP has admitted claims of Rs 7,040 crore out of which Rs 4,257 crore is from financial creditors led by Central Bank of India.