Mukesh Ambani's RIL closing in on deal to buy Future Group's retail business
4 years, 4 months ago

Mukesh Ambani's RIL closing in on deal to buy Future Group's retail business

India Today  

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited is closing in on a deal to buy Kishore Biyani-owned Future Group’s retail business. According to a report published in livemint.com, RIL is likely to buy Future Group’s retail assets for a sum ranging from Rs 24,000-27,000 crore. It may be noted that as part of the deal, fashion and grocery retail formats of Future Group’s listed entities including Big Bazaar, FoodHall, FBB, Brand Factory and many more will be acquired by RIL. While the deal paves the way for Reliance to become the biggest retail chain in India, it also comes at a time when Biyani’s Future Group has accumulated heavy debt.

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RIL AGM 2024: Reliance Retail Among Top-5 Global Retailers In Store Numbers, Mukesh Ambani Shares 6 Pillars
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RIL AGM 2024: Reliance Retail Among Top-5 Global Retailers In Store Numbers, Mukesh Ambani Shares 6 Pillars

News 18  

Reliance AGM 2024 Live: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced that Reliance Retail is among the top 5 global retailers in terms of number of stores. During the year, Reliance Retail undertook an equity fund raise of ₹17,814 crore, achieving a valuation milestone of USD 100 billion. Mukesh Ambani shared six pillars of retail business; “First, the retail …

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance set to acquire over 50% stake in Disney India, says report
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance set to acquire over 50% stake in Disney India, says report

Hindustan Times  

Reliance Industries Limited, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is set to acquire over 50 percent stake in Disney India in preparation of the mega-merger between the two media entities in a few months, reported Reuters. Ambani's Reliance is expected to pick up around 51-54 percent stake in the company, valuing the US giant's domestic business at $3.5 billion. The deal …

RIL invested ₹45,000 crore in West Bengal, additional Rs. 20,000 crore planned
1 year, 1 month ago

RIL invested ₹45,000 crore in West Bengal, additional Rs. 20,000 crore planned

Live Mint  

Reliance Industries has invested ₹45,000 crore in West Bengal and is further planning to invest additional Rs. 20,000 crore in the next three years, chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the 7th Edition of Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata. Ambani further said that Reliance Retail will also expand the number of retail stores from 1000 to 1200 within next two …

Ambani Scions Made Reliance Board Members
1 year, 3 months ago

Ambani Scions Made Reliance Board Members

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reliance Industries Limited held its 46th Annual General Meeting for its shareholders on Monday. Changes in Reliance Board Nita Ambani stepped down from the Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Limited, making way for children Isha, Akash and Anant to become the non-executive directors on the RIL Board. Key Takeaways Jio Financial Services was mini bonus for long-term RIL …

Reliance share price volatile ahead of 46th AGM
1 year, 3 months ago

Reliance share price volatile ahead of 46th AGM

Live Mint  

Reliance Industries share price opened nominally higher but traded volatile in early deals on Monday ahead of the company's 46th Annual General Meeting. Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP of Research at Mehta Equities underscored that all eyes would be on RIL AGM and its announcement focusing on Jio Financial's future outlook post-demerger and other high hopes on Future Retail IPO, Reliance …

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited may sell 8-10% stake in RRVL: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited may sell 8-10% stake in RRVL: Report

Live Mint  

Ahead of the proposed IPO of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, Mukesh Ambani's RIIL is planning to sell an additional 8-10% stake in RRVL, reported Economic Times citing inputs from industry experts. On Thursday, Qatar Investment Authority announced an investment of ₹8,278 crores into Ambani's Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited. Isha Mukesh Ambani, director, Reliance Retail …

RIL AGM 2022: Reliance To Launch FMCG Business This Year, Says Isha Ambani
2 years, 3 months ago

RIL AGM 2022: Reliance To Launch FMCG Business This Year, Says Isha Ambani

News 18  

Isha Ambani, director of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, on Monday said the company is going to launch its first fast-moving consumer goods business and its objective is to develop products to solve every Indian’s daily needs. The objective of this business is to develop and deliver high-quality, affordable products which solve every Indian’s daily needs,” Isha Ambani, the daughter of …

'Dues of $634 million compelled' takeover of Future Retail, says Reliance
2 years, 8 months ago

'Dues of $634 million compelled' takeover of Future Retail, says Reliance

Hindustan Times  

India's top retailer, Reliance, has privately defended an abrupt takeover of the stores of debt-laden rival Future Retail, saying mounting dues of $634 million compelled it to act beyond expectations, a company letter shows. A woman wearing a Reliance JioMart vest instructs workers as they stock their products inside a Future Retail's closed Big Bazaar retail store in Mumbai. As …

Banks to take Future to debt recovery tribunal
2 years, 9 months ago

Banks to take Future to debt recovery tribunal

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Lenders to Future Retail Ltd have abandoned plans to sue the company for the unapproved transfer of hundreds of its stores to Reliance Retail, two bankers aware of the plans said, adding that they will enforce their rights through the debt recovery tribunal and bankruptcy tribunal instead. The bankers cited above said procedures to take Future Retail to …

Amazon urges SC to halt RIL takeover of FRL stores
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon urges SC to halt RIL takeover of FRL stores

Hindustan Times  

Talks between Amazon and the Future Group aimed at resolving their long-running legal battle over the latter’s proposed $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance Industries have failed, lawyers for the companies informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The bench then asked Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for FRL, if the attempt by Future is to make …

Reliance takes control of around 200 Future Retail stores, offers jobs to employees
2 years, 9 months ago

Reliance takes control of around 200 Future Retail stores, offers jobs to employees

The Hindu  

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. has taken over the operations of at least 200 stores of Future Retail and has offered jobs to its employees after the Kishore Biyani-led group failed to make lease payments to landlords, sources said on Saturday. Reliance Retail, the retail arm of the oil-to-telecom conglomerate, had in August 2020 agreed to take over the …

Reliance Takes Charge of Future
2 years, 9 months ago

Reliance Takes Charge of Future

News 18  

Reliance Industries has stepped in to rescue Future Retail Limited, taking over the operations of its stores and offering jobs to its employees, even as the Kishore Biyani-led group is locked in a bitter legal wrangle with e-commerce major Amazon at several judicial forums over the sale of its business to the retail arm of the oil-to-telecom conglomerate. In August …

Reliance takes control of Future Retail stores, including Big Bazaar
2 years, 9 months ago

Reliance takes control of Future Retail stores, including Big Bazaar

Hindustan Times  

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has taken over the operations of at least 200 stores of Future Retail and has offered jobs to its employees after the Kishore Biyani-led group failed to make lease payments to landlords, sources said on Saturday. Mukesh Ambani Reliance Retail, the retail arm of the oil-to-telecom conglomerate, had in August 2020 agreed to take …

RIL invests ₹7,600 cr on acquisitions in first 3 qtrs to strengthen retail arms
2 years, 11 months ago

RIL invests ₹7,600 cr on acquisitions in first 3 qtrs to strengthen retail arms

Live Mint  

Reliance Industries Ltd has spent more than ₹7,600 crore over the past nine months of this fiscal towards investing in and acquiring assets to strengthen its retail business, according to Gaurav Jain, head, strategy and business development, Reliance Retail. “We have spent close to ₹7,600 crore in the first nine months in investing and acquiring assets and investing in capabilities …

Future Gets NCLT Go-ahead to Conduct Shareholders Meeting for Deal with Reliance: Sources
3 years, 2 months ago

Future Gets NCLT Go-ahead to Conduct Shareholders Meeting for Deal with Reliance: Sources

News 18  

The National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday allowed Kishore Biyani-led Future Group firms to hold meetings of its shareholders and creditors to seek approval for the sale of assets to Reliance Retail Ltd. A Mumbai-based two-member NCLT bench comprising Suchitra Kanuparthi and Chandra Bhan Singh dismissed the application filed by e-commerce major Amazon opposing the scheme of merger of the …

RIL-Saudi Aramco deal to close this year: Ambani
3 years, 6 months ago

RIL-Saudi Aramco deal to close this year: Ambani

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, on Thursday said he expects the company's deal with Saudi Aramco to materialise this year. Speaking at the company's annual general meeting, Ambani said "As an important part of this vision of achieving accelerated growth, we look forward to welcoming Saudi Aramco as a strategic partner in our O2C …

Reliance AGM 2021 LIVE Updates: Mukesh Ambani RIL 44th Annual General Meeting Announcements Jio Google 5G Phone JioBook Saudi Aramco
3 years, 6 months ago

Reliance AGM 2021 LIVE Updates: Mukesh Ambani RIL 44th Annual General Meeting Announcements Jio Google 5G Phone JioBook Saudi Aramco

ABP News  

Reliance AGM 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Asia's most affluent, is addressing the shareholders at the 44th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries Limited, India's most valued firm by market capitalization, today virtually. Ambani, known for making big bang announcements during the AGM, is expected to cheer the shareholders with mega announcements in its core O2C business and the consumer-facing …

Reliance Future Group deal: Amazon gets Indian court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving Mukesh Ambani
3 years, 10 months ago

Reliance Future Group deal: Amazon gets Indian court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving Mukesh Ambani

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon has been handed a major legal victory in its fight to block a multibillion-dollar deal between two of India’s biggest retailers. In August 2019, Amazon invested in a Future Group entity that gave it a roughly 4.8% stake in Future Retail as of September 30 last year, according to securities filings. Amazon argued that the 2019 …

Future Retail, Enterprises hit upper circuit after Sebi clears deal with RIL
3 years, 11 months ago

Future Retail, Enterprises hit upper circuit after Sebi clears deal with RIL

Hindustan Times  

Shares of Future Retail and Future Enterprises rose nearly 5 per cent and hit upper circuit limits after Sebi cleared Future Group's proposed multi-billion dollar deal with Reliance Industries Ltd. A shopper walks through an aisle displaying personal care goods at a Big Bazaar hypermarket, operated by Future Retail Ltd. in Mumbai On the BSE, Future Retail Ltd's shares hit …

Delhi high court notice to parties in Amazon case against Future-Reliance deal
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi high court notice to parties in Amazon case against Future-Reliance deal

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI The Delhi High court on Wednesday issued notice to Future Retail and other respondents in Amazon’s appeal against the 21 December single-judge bench order that had upheld the Kishore Biyani company’s proposed merger with Reliance Retail Ventures. The single-judge benchhad prima facie held that the interim award by Singapore International Arbitration Centre in favour of Amazon was legal, …

Kishore Biyani sees quick OK of Future’s $3.4 billion deal despite Amazon dispute
3 years, 11 months ago

Kishore Biyani sees quick OK of Future’s $3.4 billion deal despite Amazon dispute

Live Mint  

India's Future Group expects swift regulatory approval of its $3.4 billion deal to sell its retail assets, its chief executive said, even as its warring business partner Amazon.com Inc intensifies efforts to block the deal. A New Delhi court in December dismissed Future's request to restrain Amazon's repeated attempts to get authorities to stall the deal. AMAZON PROTESTS The outcome …

Amazon was fully aware of talks with Reliance Industries for sale of retail assets: Kishore Biyani
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon was fully aware of talks with Reliance Industries for sale of retail assets: Kishore Biyani

Live Mint  

Future Group founder and CEO Kishore Biyani on Tuesday said Amazon was fully aware of his group's talks with Reliance Industries for the sale of retail assets that followed the US giant offering no concrete help to tide over the cash crisis. Opening up after being locked in an intense legal battle with Amazon over the ₹24,713 crore deal with …

RIL-Future Retail deal gets CCI okay
4 years, 1 month ago

RIL-Future Retail deal gets CCI okay

Live Mint  

The Competition Commission of India on Friday approved Future Retail Ltd’s asset sale to Reliance Industries Ltd, in a setback for Amazon.com Inc., which had approached the anti-trust watchdog to halt the ₹24,700 crore deal. “Commission approves acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Retail Ventures and Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle,” CCI said …

CCI approves RIL, Future Retail deal
4 years, 1 month ago

CCI approves RIL, Future Retail deal

Hindustan Times  

The Competition Commission of India on Friday approved Future Retail Ltd’s asset sale to Reliance Industries Ltd, in a setback for Amazon.com Inc., which had approached the anti-trust watchdog to halt the ₹24,700 crore deal. The debt-ridden Future Group had agreed to sell various assets of Future Retail to Reliance for ₹24,713 crore in August. “Commission approves acquisition of retail, …

Amazon set for face-off with Mukesh Ambani’s RIL for India retail dominance
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon set for face-off with Mukesh Ambani’s RIL for India retail dominance

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc. and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd.’s fight for dominance of India’s lucrative e-commerce space is turning into a face-off, with both sides battling over the assets of a supermarket chain that could be key to their wider ambitions. Reliance intends to purchase Future Retail’s assets “without any delay,” the conglomerate’s unit said in a statement late Sunday, after …

RIL, Future Group stocks under pressure after interim relief to Amazon
4 years, 1 month ago

RIL, Future Group stocks under pressure after interim relief to Amazon

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd and Future Group stocks slumped on Monday after Amazon received a favourable ruling in Singapore arbitration court with regard to the Future-RIL deal. On Sunday, US retail giant Amazon secured a major relief against the proposed ₹24,713-crore combination of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd and Future Group’s retail and wholesale business when a Singapore arbitration …

Future Group Hints it May Challenge Arbitration Award Putting RIL Deal on Hold
4 years, 1 month ago

Future Group Hints it May Challenge Arbitration Award Putting RIL Deal on Hold

News 18  

Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail on Monday hinted that it may challenge the arbitration award from the Singapore-based arbitration center before Indian legal forums, to ensure that its Rs 24,713 crore deal proceeds unhindered and without any delay. Amazon.com Inc on Sunday won an interim award against its partner Future Group selling retail business to Reliance Industries Ltd for Rs 24,713 …

Singapore court halts Future-RIL retail deal
4 years, 1 month ago

Singapore court halts Future-RIL retail deal

Hindustan Times  

Amazon.com Inc. on Sunday secured interim relief in a Singapore arbitration court, stalling partner Future Group’s plan to sell its retail and wholesale assets to a unit of rival Reliance Industries Ltd for ₹24,713 crore. The e-commerce giant claimed that Future Group had violated an investment contract when it agreed to sell its retail assets to Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. …

Amazon open to bailing out Future Group
4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon open to bailing out Future Group

Live Mint  

Amazon Inc. is open to helping debt-laden Future Group bring in a new, financially strong partner or investor if it calls off its ₹24,700 crore deal with Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, said two people aware of the US e-commerce firm’s plans. “Future Group will be catering faster to RIL’s JioMart customers and not Amazon’s if the deal happens. In a …

RIL's retail arm receives Rs 5,550 cr from KKR for 1.28% stake sale
4 years, 2 months ago

RIL's retail arm receives Rs 5,550 cr from KKR for 1.28% stake sale

India TV News  

Reliance Industries Ltd has received Rs 5,550 crore from global investment firm KKR, which has picked up 1.28 per cent stake in its retail arm, the Mukesh Ambani-led company said today. In a regulatory filing, Reliance Industries said: "Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of the company, today received the subscription amount of Rs 5,550 crore from Alyssum Asia Holdings …

News18 Afternoon Digest: IMD Warns of Flooding in Mumbai, Reliance Retail Closes Another Deal and Other Top Stories
4 years, 3 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: IMD Warns of Flooding in Mumbai, Reliance Retail Closes Another Deal and Other Top Stories

News 18  

IMD Warns of Flooding in Mumbai as Intense Rainfall Leads to Waterlogging, Trains Cancelled Mumbai received one of the heaviest showers in the last 24 hours of this monsoon season and more rainfall is likely in the city and suburbs today, the Met Department has said. The Santacruz observatory received 286.4 mm showers during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 …

Reliance’s stake sale in retail will allow growth with zero net debt: Moody’s
4 years, 3 months ago

Reliance’s stake sale in retail will allow growth with zero net debt: Moody’s

Live Mint  

Moody's Investors Service said on Monday that Reliance Industries Ltd's divestment of 1.75 per cent stake in its retail arm to private equity firm Silver Lake Partners for ₹7,500 crore is credit positive as it will enable the Indian conglomerate to continue pursuing other growth opportunities while maintaining zero net debt. With this deal, RIL has now established an enterprise …

Reliance's Acquisition of Future Group to Strengthen Its Retail Footprint: Moody's
4 years, 3 months ago

Reliance's Acquisition of Future Group to Strengthen Its Retail Footprint: Moody's

News 18  

Reliance Industries Ltd's acquisition of Future Group's consumer business will strengthen the retail footprint of India's largest organised retailer, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday. Moody's said despite a price tag of around USD 3.3 billion, the cost of the acquisition remains small relative toRIL's total assets of around USD 155 billion and consolidated EBITDA of USD 12.8 billion for …

Future-RIL deal protects banks from a $2.2-bn hit
4 years, 3 months ago

Future-RIL deal protects banks from a $2.2-bn hit

Live Mint  

Future Group lenders have been saved from a $2.2 billion hit on their exposure to the conglomerate after the company announced a stake sale of its businesses to Reliance Industries Ltd for ₹24,713 crore on Saturday. Post the deal, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures will hold a 13.14% stake in Kishore Biyani’s Future Enterprises Ltd and will assume debt of …

RIL to buy Future Group’s retail, related units for ₹24,713 crore
4 years, 3 months ago

RIL to buy Future Group’s retail, related units for ₹24,713 crore

The Hindu  

Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd., a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd., has announced the acquisition of the retail and wholesale, and logistics and warehousing businesses of the Future Group, on a slump sale basis, for a lump sum of ₹24,713 crore. The retail and wholesale undertaking of Future Group is being transferred to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Ltd., a wholly …

Reliance Industries buys Future Group business for Rs 24,713 crore
4 years, 3 months ago

Reliance Industries buys Future Group business for Rs 24,713 crore

India TV News  

Industrialist Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Saturday announced the acquisition of Future Group businesses for Rs 24,713 crore to add to its fast-expanding retail business and bolster e-commerce to take on the competition from Amazon.com. In a statement, the company said, "Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd will acquire the retail and wholesale business and the …

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance goes on shopping spree to take on e-commerce giants in India
4 years, 4 months ago

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance goes on shopping spree to take on e-commerce giants in India

India Today  

Reliance Industries Limited has gone on a shopping spree after the company successfully managed to become debt free earlier this year. Now, the sixth-richest man in the world is looking expand RIL’s product offerings by acquiring several local online retailers as it looks to take on other online retailers and e-commerce giants. Sources quoted in a Bloomberg news report indicate …

RIL AGM 2020: JioMart has been successfully piloted with kirana partners, says Mukesh Ambani
4 years, 5 months ago

RIL AGM 2020: JioMart has been successfully piloted with kirana partners, says Mukesh Ambani

Firstpost  

More than two-thirds of Reliance Retail’s nearly 12,000 stores are operated in Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV towns. Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said his group’s retail venture has received strong interest from strategic and financial investors. “We will induct global partners and investors in Reliance Retail in the next few quarters,” he said …

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