US-Based Business To Purchase More Than 2% Stake In Reliance Jio For Rs 11,367 Crore

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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