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Future Retail Ltd (FRL) today(3rd February 2021) said it has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court against the status quo order on its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance. Yesterday, a Delhi High Court bench of Justice J R Midha had directed FRL to maintain the status quo in relation to its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail that has been objected to by US-based e-commerce giant, Amazon. Following the Tuesday directive, FRL had said it would explore legal recourse. "Further to our letter dated February 2, 2021, please be informed that the company has filed an appeal before Hon'ble High Court of Delhi against the impugned order dated February 2, 2021," FRL said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) is expected to divest only a small stake of 10-15 percent in its retail holding company, the proceeds of which will be used to fund acquisitions such as the retail and wholesale business of Future Group and others. As part of its initial and ongoing fund-raising exercise, RRVL has already divested an 8.48 percent stake to a bevy of private equity funds for Rs 37,710 crore. The 10-15-per cent divestment, say sources, will not include strategic investors but only private equity (PE) and sovereign funds. The strategy, according to these sources, is clearly different from the massive fund-raising exercise it undertook in Jio Platforms, where it sold 32.97 percent stake to a clutch of 13 investors for Rs 152,055 crore.

Global investment firm KKR will invest Rs 5,500 crore in Reliance Retail for 1.28 percent equity share, Reliance Industries Limited said in a BSE filing today(23rd Sept.2020). This is the second investment by KKR in a Reliance subsidiary, following an Rs 11,367 crore investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year. “I am pleased to welcome KKR as an investor in Reliance Retail Ventures as we continue our onward march. KKR has a proven track record of being a valuable partner to industry-leading franchises and has been committed to India for many years," said Mukesh Ambani in a statement issued by RRVL. Read more