08 OCTOBER 2020 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised Reliance Industries on its $2.6 billion sale of stakes in its retail unit to Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, global private equity firm TPG Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Mubadala Investment Company.
Mubadala, which was represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, bought a 1.4 percent stake worth $853 million, while ADIA paid $751 million for a 1.2 percent stake. Meanwhile, GIC and TPG Capital together will invest about $1 billion. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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