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title: "Adani continues investor roadshow in Hong Kong to win back trust"
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# Adani continues investor roadshow in Hong Kong to win back trust

> The crisis-ridden Adani Group is moving an investor roadshow to Hong Kong on Tuesday, continuing its charm offensive to ease concerns about its financial health and corporate governance induced by a short-seller’s allegations.

By Bloomberg · Published 28 February 2023, 07:49 SAST

## Key points
- Adani Group is in the midst of a two-day roadshow in Hong Kong and Singapore, where they are attempting to reassure investors after US-based Hindenburg Research accused them of accounting fraud and stock manipulation. The group has denied the allegations, and have implemented a suite of rescue moves from cutting expenses to early debt repayment which have helped pull most Adani bonds from distressed territory. However, their bonds remain about 5-18% lower than before the short-seller's report. Attendees at Monday’s meetings were offered a presentation on topics ranging from earnings to the debt maturity profile. Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s asset management unit has wiped its ESG portfolios clean of their exposure to the Adani empire. Investors continue to be cautious as concerns over corporate governance issues remain unresolved.
- Adani Group is holding a two-day roadshow in Hong Kong to reassure investors following US-based Hindenburg Research's allegations of accounting fraud and stock manipulation.
- The group has denied the allegations and taken measures such as cutting expenses and early debt repayment to pull most Adani bonds from distressed territory.
- However, many of the group’s dollar bonds remain about 5% to 18% lower than before Hindenburg's report, amounting to a combined loss of about $800 million.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s asset management unit has wiped its ESG portfolios clean of their exposure to the Adani empire.

## Content

The two-day roadshow in Hong Kong follows a series of investor meetings on Monday in Singapore, where executives [said](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-27/adani-group-is-said-to-stress-ample-cash-on-1st-day-of-roadshow) the Indian conglomerate has enough money to repay debt due over the next three years in addition to an $800-million credit facility.

This week’s meetings in the Asian financial hubs mark the latest effort by billionaire Gautam Adani’s group to reassure investors after US-based Hindenburg Research accused it of accounting fraud and stock manipulation. While a suite of rescue moves, from cutting expenses to early debt repayment, have helped pull most Adani bonds from distressed territory, they remain below levels seen before the short-seller’s report on 24 January. A stock selloff also has extended.

The ports-to-power conglomerate has repeatedly denied the allegations.

Even as many of the group’s at least 15 dollar bonds have rebounded from recent lows, they are still about 5% to 18% lower than where they were before Hindenburg released its report, amounting to a combined loss of about $800-million, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.

Monday’s meetings took place at a hotel in Singapore, with help from about a dozen global banks. Attendees were offered a more-than-10-page presentation on topics ranging from earnings to the debt maturity profile, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg. Some of those in attendance raised concerns over some of the debt and the recent volatility of bond prices, the investors said.

At least two of the investors in attendance told Bloomberg they’ve been buying Adani bonds, citing the group’s credit quality backed by cash-generating assets. Two others, however, said they were cautious about new debt investments in the group until corporate governance issues were resolved.

The roadshow will continue in Hong Kong on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the office of Barclays Plc.

Separately, the asset management unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. has [wiped](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-27/jpmorgan-investment-arm-purges-its-esg-funds-of-adani-stocks) its ESG portfolios clean of their exposure to the Adani empire.