Investment in an operating Toll Project in Southern India
Investment in an operating Toll Project in Southern India
An operating Toll asset, was in financial stress due to:
Lower than expected toll collections resulting in account being classified as NPA
Several contractual issues including unpaid NHAI dues of $ 50 Mn, Concession Extension of 7.61 years unconfirmed and full toll revision pending implying impact of 10% on tolls
Investor purchased 100% of debt (discount of 40% and investment of $ 78 Mn). iValue managed the entire debt purchase which was completed in November 2021.
iValue has since managed the investment and taken control of the entire project enterprise for the Investor under CIRP resulting in debt resizing to $ 157 Mn. iValue has further resolved following contractual issues:
Premium Deferment: NHAI in principle approval received
Concession Extension & full toll revision: Approvals received from Independent Engineer and NHAI Project Implementation Unit.
Particulars
Details
Authority
NHAI
Mode
BOT (Toll)
Length
43 Km / 6 Lanes
No. of Toll Plazas
1 no.
Provisional Completion
October 2015
Concession Period
27 years
Concession End
February 2045
Annual Toll (FY23)
$ 20 Mn
iValue is project managing all contractual issues, ~$12 Mn of comprehensive major maintenance works as well as the toll collection & O&M of the entire highway.
Further, Investor is expected to recover ~6-7x on invested amounts.