Indian conglomerate makes bid for MGM


LOS ANGELES (Dispatches) -- Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with real estate and media holdings, says it has made a $2 billion bid to buy the debt of the struggling Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

It was unclear how MGM’s committee of creditors viewed the offer. A spokeswoman for the studio declined to comment. The offer came a day after MGM said it had received another extension on an agreement to put off interest payments on about $4 billion in debt until Oct. 29.

Earlier this month, MGM said it had won extra time with debt payments rescheduled until October 29.