Facebook to invest Rs 43,574 crore in Reliance Jio Platforms for 9.99% stake

Reliance Industries, Jio Platforms and Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) yesterday announced the signing of binding agreements for an investment of Rs 43,574 crore by Facebook into Jio Platforms.

This investment by Facebook values Jio Platforms at Rs 4.62 lakh crore pre-money enterprise value ($65.95 billion, assuming a conversion rate of ₹ 70 to a US Dollar). Facebook's investment will translate into a 9.99% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.

The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 21 April 2020. Shares of RIL fell 0.67% to settle at Rs 1,236.05 yesterday, 21 April 2020.

Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL, is a next-generation technology company building a Digital Society for India by bringing together Jio's leading digital apps, digital ecosystems and India's number 1 high speed connectivity platform under one umbrella.

Reliance Jio Infocomm, which provides connectivity platform to over 388 million subscribers, will continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jio Platforms.

The partnership between Facebook and Jio is unprecedented in many ways. This is the largest investment for a minority stake by a technology company anywhere in the world and the largest FDI in the technology sector in India.

Jio's vision is to enable a Digital India for 1.3 billion Indians and Indian businesses, especially small merchants, micro-businesses and farmers. Jio has brought transformational changes in the Indian digital services space and propelled India on the path towards becoming a global technology leader and among the leading digital economies in the world.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, the synergy between Jio and Facebook will help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' Mission with its two ambitious goals - 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business' - for every single category of Indian people without exception.

RIL is India's largest private sector company. RIL's activities span hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and digital services.

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