Jio Platforms has raised Rs 67,194.75 crore from leading technology investors, including Facebook, Silver Lake Partners, Vista Equity Partners and General Atlantic, in less than four weeks
The rights issue price has been set at Rs 1,257 a share, a discount of nearly 14 per cent to the last closing price of Rs 1,459
Around 50 companies including the likes of Maruti Suzuki, Nestle, Dr Reddy's Labs, Biocon, and Bandhan Bank are scheduled to announce their March quarter results.
Mukesh Ambani's firm had on April 30 announced fundraising of Rs 53,125 crore by way of a 1:15 rights issue, the first such issue by RIL in nearly three decades
The deal could be completed as soon as this month, though no agreement has been finalised and plans may change
In all, these three entities have added Rs 5.8 trillion to their m-cap during the period, against a Rs 11.3-trillion rise in the incremental m-cap of all 30 Sensex companies
Deal part of RIL plan to unlock 19% stake in Jio to become debt-free
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A total of 13 companies, including SBI Cards and Shree Cements, are scheduled to announce their March quarter results today
This is Jio's third major announcement in three weeks after it previously sold stakes to Facebook and Silver Lake
In a related-party transaction, Raghav Bahl transfers digital content business from an unlisted firm to a listed one
It is trading at nearly 28 times its trailing earnings per share against Sensex's 19.4
According to a banker close to the development, the lenders have approached India's top retail players to evaluate the possibility of a merger
The conglomerate's 3.667% bonds due 2027 rose 0.4 cents on the dollar to 100.28 as of 9:10 am IST, the highest level since March 13
Experts advise in favour of rights issues, given Jio's strong growth, deleveraging initiatives and promoters' commitment to the offer
The deal comes less than two weeks after Facebook made an investment of $5.7 billion to buy a minority stake in Jio Platforms
This week, a total of 17 companies are scheduled to announce their quarterly earnings which includes HCL Technologies, Kansai Nerloac Paints, and YES Bank among others
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