Adani Power Limited (NSEI:ADANIPOWER), Kotak Alternate Assets (Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited), Vedanta Limited (NSEI:VEDL) and Oaktree (Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.) are among the players to bid for an investment in Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (NSEI:JPPOWER)'s compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) worth INR 38,000 million ahead of 05 September 2025 electronic auction for its parent company Jaiprakash Associates, according to multiple people aware of the matter. The winning bidder for JP Power's CCPS could have an advantage in the bidding process for Jaiprakash Associates because the power arm has valuable assets and linkages to the parent. The CCPS upon conversion could provide the winning bidder with a 25% stake in JP Power.
The conversion will trigger an open offer for a further 26% stake in the company, as per the regulator Sebi's guidelines. Effectively, the winning bidder could come to own over 51% stake in JP Power and become a controlling shareholder. Jaiprakash Associates owns a 24% stake in JP Power.
The CCPS are owned by a group of lenders led by ICICI Bank. Some of the four bidders for the CCPS are expected to participate in the auction for parent company Jaiprakash Associates on 05 September 2025. They include Adani Group and Vedanta.
Jindal Power Limited, which is also likely to participate in Friday's auction, did not submit a firm bid for JP Power's compulsorily convertible preference shares. However, they have made a conditional offer, sources said. The group of lenders led by ICICI Bank could recover the entire amount of INR 38,000 million or the face value of the CCPS, as per sources.
Adani Power, Kotak Alternate Assets, Oaktree Capital, Vedanta and Jindal Power did not respond to ET's queries. ICICI Bank also did not reply to an email seeking comments. Bidding for Jaiprakash Associates will open on 05 September 2025 with a base price of INR 120,000 million.
ET had first reported on July 29 that the creditors of JP Power were looking to sell the CCPS that they had been allotted as part of a debt restructuring of the power company in 2019.
