M2P Fintech’s road to rediscovery has hit a bump. The partnership with Unity was one such setback. Unity has formally exited the company. Unity was by far the bigger customer. The setback hits M2P hard as one of the top fintech players in India, after raising capital from venture capital firms at improved valuations last year.
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday temporarily stopped the liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL). This halts proceedings at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) until at least June 2, which is JSW Steel’s deadline to file a review petition on the apex court’s May 2 verdict. The apex court had scrapped JSW Steel’s 2021 acquisition of the then-insolvent steelmaker under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and ordered BPSL’s liquidation. JSW argued that liquidation would jeopardize its intended review petition.
Every party in the acquisition of insolvent steelmaker Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd stretched the limits, including JSW Steel and the NCLT/NCLAT. The Supreme Court’s verdict cancelled the acquisition and ordered BPSL’s liquidation. The SC’s message is that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) resolution process rules must be followed, and violations cannot be condoned. The ruling upholds the sanctity of the IBC framework, despite the cost to the acquirer, JSW Steel.
In the week gone by, this is the second such sale by the content-to-commerce company as it struggles for funds. The Good Glamm Group has signed an agreement to sell its media property ScoopWhoop to marketing company Wubba Lubba Dub Dub (WLDD) in an all-cash deal of Rs 20 crore. The deal, signed on February 15, is an all-asset sale, meaning WLDD acquired the intellectual property assets but not any of ScoopWhoop’s liabilities. This follows the sale of Sirona back to its original founders.
Robin Raina’s Eraaya-Ebix deal is a train wreck. The article mentions “HYPE” and discusses the deal, including the curious case of Vitasta Software. Questions are raised about where the CFO is, labeled as “ACPO AWOL”, and the source of money, mentioning the Oppocrates Fund, FPCCC, and Capital. The situation is described as “All tangled up”.
