Reliance Jio’s net debt has fallen to ₹21,900 crore from its peak of ₹2.17 lakh crore, with global investors pumping funds over the last six weeks,
New Deal
Reliance Industries on Sunday said it sold 1.16 per cent stake in its digital unit to Abu Dhabi
Investment Authority (ADIA) for Rs 5,683.50 crore, taking the cumulative fund raising to Rs 97,885.65 crore that will help pare debt at the oil-to-telecom conglomerate
"This investment values Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore
ADIA's investment will translate into a 1.16 per cent equity / stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis," the company said in a statement.
With this investment, Jio Platforms has raised Rs 97,885.65 crore from leading global investors including Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR, Mubadala and ADIA in less than seven weeks
The deals follows
Facebook - Brought 9.99 per cent stake for Rs 43,574 crore on April 22
Silver Lake - Brought a 1.15 per cent stake for Rs 5,665.75 crore on May 4.
Vista Equity Partners - Brought 2.32 per cent stake for Rs 11,367 crore on May 8
General Atlantic - Brought 1.34 per cent stake for Rs 6,598.38 crore on May 17
KKR buying 2.32 per cent for Rs 11,367 crore
Silver Lake made an additional investment to take its stake to 2.08 per cent on June 5
Established in 1976, ADIA is a globally-diversified investment institution that prudently invests funds on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi through a strategy focused on long-term value creation. It manages a global investment portfolio that is diversified across more than two dozen asset classes and sub-categories.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, said "I am delighted that ADIA, with its track record of more than four decades of successful long-term value investing across the world, is partnering with Jio Platforms in its mission to take India to digital leadership and generate inclusive growth opportunities.