Jio IPO rumoured to be in 2025. Retail’s later.

As per speculation reports in most newspapers, Reliance is getting set for the telecom business IPO in 2025. Retail is rumoured to target later. Company has not officially confirmed this and has chosen not to respond. Telecom and Retail IPOs are much awaited developments from Reliance. In 2019, Reliance had informed to target for both … Read more

Reliance AGM today: What to expect

The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is being held on Monday. The RIL AGM is a major event for the Indian business community. The announcements made at the meeting could have a significant impact on the Indian economy. Investors are therefore eagerly awaiting the meeting to hear what Mukesh Ambani … Read more

Reliance Retail raises money from QIA at double the valuation in 3 yrs

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced raising Rs 8,278 cr from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Investment is raised at a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore QIA will get 0.99% stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis This fund raise effectively doubles RRVL’s valuation in … Read more

Reliance to acquire dozens of brands in $6.5 billion consumer goods play-sources

India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own $6.5 billion consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of 50 to 60 grocery, … Read more

Mukesh Ambani’s takeover of Future could be a B-School case study

Future Retail had been subleasing store space from the tycoon’s Reliance Industries Ltd. Indeed, it was kept operating only on Ambani’s forbearance because Future couldn’t come up with the rent. But with Amazon.com continuing to block Reliance’s $3.4 billion purchase of Future’s assets, Ambani decided to make the acquisition a fait accompli: He terminated the leases and is taking … Read more