Silver and gold bars of different weights sit in a display case at the Pro Aurum KG precious metal vaults in Munich, Germany. (Photographer: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg)
After a year that saw some of India’s top business tycoons lose control of their companies as lenders invoked shares offered as collateral against debt, 2020 could see more of that.That’s because controlling shareholders of at least 50 Indian companies have pledged nearly all their holdings, according to data on the BSE. And they contribute more than half of Rs 2.21 lakh crore worth of shares pledged by Indian promoters as on Jan. 6....