Reliance Industries has raised Rs 1.65 trillion over the past few months through stake sales at its digital unit Jio Platforms and its retail arm Reliance Retail Ventures
Earlier, Silver Lake had invested Rs 7,500 cr into Reliance Retail Ventures, valuing the business at about Rs 4.2 trillion
This marks the second investment by KKR in a Reliance subsidiary following Rs 11,367 crore-investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year
Witzig has allotted a total of 193 million equity shares to the investors to raise this capital at a premium of Rs 4.28 per share and paid-up capital of Rs 10 per share
US-based global technology fund has already committed to over $2 billion investment in the country this year
Reliance Industries plans to sell about a 10% stake in Reliance Retail to financial investors and almost all the $5.7 billion worth of shares have been taken up
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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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