The 63-year-old Indian tycoon has identified technology and retail as future growth areas in a pivot away from the energy businesses he inherited from his father
In four years, the Indian billionaire has amassed roughly 400 million customers for his mobile data business
With RIL's retail arm, Reliance Retail, sealing its first stake sale deal with Silver Lake, analysts see the sector consolidating yet growing going forward
Amazon hasn't made any final decision on the size of its potential investment, says Bloomberg
TCS is a distant second with market cap of $119 bn; Meanwhile, Mukesh Ambani cements his place as richest man in Asia, seventh-richest globally. His wealth surged by $24.4 bn this year to $83 billion
RIL stake sale in retail arm will enable it to pursue other growth initiatives while maintaining zero net debt status and also help solidify its position in the market, global rating agencies said
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The report comes a day after RIL announced that US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners would buy a 1.75 per cent stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 7,500 crore
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The discussions come as Reliance earlier in the day said US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest $1.02 billion in its retail business
With KKR already said to be in talks for a $1 bn investment, other investors like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala could be next in line
The investment for a 1.75 per cent equity stake values the retail business at Rs 4.21 trillion
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US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will buy 1.75 per cent stake in billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm for Rs 7,500 crore and may be followed by KKR & Co. Silver Lake will invest Rs 7,500 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, for a 1.75 per cent stake, the Indian firm said in a statement. "This investment values RRVL at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.21 lakh crore," it said. This marks the second billion-dollar investment by Silver Lake in a RIL subsidiary after the USD 1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year. The world's largest tech investor picking up a stake in Reliance Retail cements belief that the firm is set to lead a disruptive, technology-led transformation of the Indian retail sector particularly relevant in post-pandemic India. Reliance Retail Limited, a subsidiary of RRVL, operates India's largest, fastest-growing and most profitable retail business spanning ..
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