Jio Platforms has raised Rs 60,596.37 crore from top
technology investors in under three months, Reliance Industries said.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on
Friday announced an Rs 11,367-crore bet sale in its electronic unit Jio
Platforms, the third agreement in little more than two weeks which will inject
a joint Rs 60,596.37 crore from the telecoms-to-energy set to assist it in
paring debt. The deal will probably appreciate Jio Platforms - that homes
Reliance Industries's telecoms arm Reliance Jio Infocomm - in an equity value
of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore, Reliance
Industries said in a statement released early on Friday.
Here are 10
things to understand:
1. Vista's investment will translate into a 2.32
percent equity stake at Jio Platforms, which makes the private equity company
the most significant investor in Jio Platforms supporting Reliance Industries and
Facebook, the Mumbai-headquartered conglomerate said.
2. This is the next in Reliance Jio from yesteryear.
Jio Platforms has increased Rs 60,596.37 crore from top tech investors in under
three months, Reliance Industries said.
3. The deal comes after Reliance Industries cut at a Rs
43,574-crore bargain with Facebook for a 9.99 percent stake in Jio Platforms on
April 22, and only days after it secured a Rs 5,656-crore investment from
private equity firm Silver Lake.
4. "Much like our other spouses, Vista also shares
with the same vision of continued to grow and alter the Indian electronic
ecosystem for the sake of Indians. They believe in the transformative power of
technologies to be the trick to a much better future for everybody," said
Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries.
5. The prices, together with its strategy to market Rs
53,125 crore in new stocks, will help Reliance Industries fulfil its goal of
removing $21.4 billion of debt at the end of the year.
6. Nearly 3 per cent rose following the statement on
Friday.
7. Vista Equity has over $57 billion in funding
commitments and has invested in companies across industries such as
entertainment and media, health care and property.
8. Reliance month reported that a 39 percent decrease
in net profit to Rs 6,348 crore for the quarter struck by a sharp drop in fuel
demand and oil prices.
9. Telecom service provider Reliance Jio started
operations. It gives digital and telecom services under manufacturer Jio and
supplies a connectivity platform for over 38.8 crore subscribers.
10. Reliance Jio submitted a 177.5 percent growth to Rs
2,331 crore for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2019-20. For the Jio
profit, the entire year rose 88 per cent in 2019-20.
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