KKR to invest $755 million in retail arm of India’s Reliance

KKR to invest $755 million in retail arm of India’s Reliance

KKR to invest $755 million in retail arm of India's Reliance

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Traffic moves past the headquarters of the Reliance Group in Mumbai. File/Reuters

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), controlled by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, has raised 1.65 trillion rupees ($22.43 billion) over the past few months through stake sales at its digital unit Jio Platforms and its retail arm Reliance Retail Ventures.

On Wednesday the company announced a $755.1 million investment from KKR & Co in its retail arm, giving it a pre-money valuation of 4.21 trillion rupees ($57.28 billion).

Earlier in September, Reliance raised $1.02 billion from Silver Lake Partners for its retail arm

The latest investments at Reliance Retail come after the conglomerate raised 1.52 trillion rupees ($20.66 billion) at its digital unit by selling stakes to 13 global investors

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