Reliance Industries to acquire 79% stake in SenseHawk for $32m

Reliance Industries to acquire 79% stake in SenseHawk for $32m

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has agreed to acquire a stake of 79.4% in SenseHawk, a California-based start-up that develops software-based management tools for the solar energy generation industry. The consideration of the deal is $32 million, which covers funding for future growth, commercial launch of products, and research and development (R&D). SenseHawk is said to […]

Reliance Industries announces launch of JioMart on WhatsApp

Reliance Industries announces launch of JioMart on WhatsApp

Reliance Industries said that Jio Platforms is partnering with social technology company Meta to launch ‘JioMart on WhatsApp’ — an end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp to enable consumers to shop from JioMart from their WhatsApp chat itself. JioMart on WhatsApp will let users in India, including those who are yet to shop online browse through […]

Reliance Industries to acquire battery manufacturer Lithium Werks assets

Reliance Industries to acquire battery manufacturer Lithium Werks assets

Reliance Industries said that its fully-owned subsidiary — Reliance New Energy has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Lithium Werks, a Netherlands-based lithium battery manufacturer, for a sum of $61m, which includes funding for future growth. The assets involved in the deal include the full patent portfolio of Lithium Werks, its manufacturing […]

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries to invest Rs 6 lakh cr in Gujarat

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries to invest Rs 6 lakh cr in Gujarat

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to invest INR 5.955 lakh crores ($80 billion) in green energy and other projects in the state. The investment has been announced as part of the investment promotion activity for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022. According to Reliance Industries, the projects […]

Reliance Industries to acquire British battery technology company Faradion

Reliance Industries to acquire British battery technology company Faradion

Reliance Industries said that its fully-owned subsidiary Reliance New Energy Solar (RNESL) has signed a £100 million deal to acquire Faradion, a British sodium-ion battery technology company. Additionally, Reliance New Energy Solar will invest £25 million as growth capital in Faradion to accelerate the commercial launch of the latter’s sodium-ion battery solutions. Faradion, which is […]

Reliance Industries withdraws NCLT application for spin off of O2C unit

Reliance Industries withdraws NCLT application for spin off of O2C unit

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced that it will withdraw its application to obtain the requisite approvals from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) regarding the spinning off of its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business into an independent entity. The Indian conglomerate said that the reason for the move is the evolving nature of the oil-to-chemical business. The application currently […]