These plans started taking shape soon after a decisive electoral mandate emerged on May 16. The new government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi bolstered market sentiment, spurring fund-raising activities.

Wind turbine maker Suzlon Group reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 603.45 crore for the fourth quarter of 2013-14 against a loss of Rs 1,912.72 crore in the same period last fiscal.

The restructured bonds will have a maturity of five years and one day from the issue date. They will mature in 2019-20 and the conversion price will be Rs 15.46.

Kinetic Engineering Ltd (KEL) exited the two-wheeler segment completely by selling its remaining stake in Mahindra Two Wheelers to private equity firm Samena Capital for about Rs 182.1 crore.

Satyajit Das, author of Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk, says India's poor public finances, weak international position, structurally flawed businesses, poor infrastructure, corruption and political atrophy threaten to overwhelm its future prospects.

The company's board of directors has proposed to seek shareholders approval authorising them to issue equity shares or any other convertible instruments for an amount not exceeding Rs 5,000 crore, Videocon Industries said in a filing to the BSE.

According to the Reserve Bank of India, of the 49 companies, seven raised about $1.21 billion through the approval route while the rest raised $1.1 billion under the automatic route.

The Indian currency had touched a record low of 68.85 against the dollar on August 28 amid concerns about a widening current account deficit and fears of capital outflows when the US Federal Reserve starts tapering its stimulus programme.

India Inc raised over $3.71 billion from overseas markets in July through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).

In order to encourage capital flows, the RBI eased the external commercial borrowing (ECB) norms by allowing companies to use funds raised from foreign partners for general corporate purposes.

Include stocks in the sectors that might gain from the rupee's fall. These include pharmaceutical and information technology that earn a big part of their revenues in dollars.

Fortis Healthcare said it plans to raise up to $43.5 million (over Rs 255 crore) through various instruments, including issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) in Singapore.

Suzlon Energy became the first company to attract investors while already in debt recast, by raising $647 million in bonds overseas.

The successful turnaround of drugmaker Wockhardt by its Chairman, Habil Khorakiwala, should provide the wind turbine manufacturer some inspiration. Though it operates in a different sector, Wockhardt, too, like Suzlon, faced its biggest crisis due to an inability to service its FCCBs.

Private equity firm Kaizen and Bertelsmann, a global media company, will jointly invest Rs 22 crore in Authorgen, a subsidiary of Gurgaon-based Educomp Solutions.

The SBI-led consortium of 20 lenders has agreed to recast Rs 11,000 crore loan of the struggling Suzlon Energy under the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) mechanism, a top company official has said.

Suzlon Energy desperately needs cash - from investors, lenders or its asset sales - to avoid being dragged to court by bond holders.

While the maximum bonus payable for Tata Steel employees will be Rs 1,41,343, the minimum will be Rs 17,978.

Suzlon Energy's bondholders have rejected its proposal seeking four-month extension to repay debt worth about $221 million, even as the company expressed hope that things would be sorted out at the earliest.

Companies with large business interests in Europe may continue to face pressure. Should the situation improve if leaders of the Eurozone reach an agreement on bailing out the stressed countries, the investors may gain.