Hibu said its debt of 2.3 billion pound will be exchanged by lenders for all of the equity in a new group holding company that will own key Hibu subsidiaries.

The deal is subject to the approval of lenders holding 75 percent of the debt, the company said. The co-ordinating committee represents 32.8 percent of Hibu's debt.

(Reporting by Roshni Menon in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)