Reliance Jio enters into collaboration with Google Cloud on 5G technology

Reliance Jio enters into collaboration with Google Cloud on 5G technology

Reliance Industries Limited said that its subsidiary – Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) has entered into a collaboration with Google Cloud on 5G technology to enable Indians to access superior connectivity. In this connection, Google Cloud will offer a fully end-to-end cloud offering for 100% automated lifecycle management of Jio’s 5G network and services. According to […]

Reliance Industries takes majority stake in pod cars developer skyTran

Reliance Industries takes majority stake in pod cars developer skyTran

Reliance Industries said that its fully-owned subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL), has acquired an additional stake in skyTran, a US-based pod cars developer, for $26.76 million. The deal enables the Indian conglomerate to boost its stake in the personal rapid transit system developer to 54.46%. skyTran has developed a passive magnetic levitation and propulsion […]

SEBI approves Reliance Industries acquisition of Big Bazaar and other businesses of Future Group

SEBI approves Reliance Industries acquisition of Big Bazaar and other businesses of Future Group

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the previously announced INR 247.13 billion ($3.39 billion) acquisition of Big Bazaar and other businesses of Future Group by Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. In its letter of approval, SEBI imposed various conditions in compliance with the Composite Scheme […]

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures secures $2.36bn foreign investments

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures secures $2.36bn foreign investments

Reliance Industries has secured equity investments totaling INR172.75 billion ($2.36 billion) for its retail holding subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) through multiple deals. On Sunday, the Indian conglomerate owned by Mukesh Ambani struck a deal worth INR 18.37 billion ($250 million) with global investment firm TPG in exchange for a 0.41% stake in Reliance […]

Silver Lake to invest $1bn in Indian retailer Reliance Retail

Silver Lake to invest $1bn in Indian retailer Reliance Retail

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries said that US private equity firm Silver Lake will invest INR 7,500 crore ($1.02 billion) for a stake of 1.75% in the former’s subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL). The investment values Reliance Retail Ventures at a pre-money equity value of INR 4.21 lakh crore. It marks the second billion dollar […]

Google to acquire stake in Reliance Jio Platforms for $4.5bn

Google to acquire stake in Reliance Jio Platforms for $4.5bn

Internet giant Google has agreed to acquire a stake of 7.73% in Jio Platforms, the digital services platform of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, for INR 33.73 billion ($4.5 billion). Google’s investment values Jio Platforms at an equity value of INR 4.36 lakh crore. Through the latest transaction, Reliance Industries has secured a total investment of […]

Reliance bags $850m investment for Jio Platforms from TPG and L Catterton

Reliance bags $850m investment for Jio Platforms from TPG and L Catterton

Reliance Industries has bagged two more investments for its digital services platform Jio Platforms, totaling about INR 64 billion ($850 million) in separate deals with global alternative asset firm TPG and L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm. TPG has agreed to invest INR 45.46 billion ($600 million) in Jio Platforms for a stake of […]