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Reliance Industries Shareholders, Creditors Nod to Spin Off Demerger of Financial Services Biz

Reliance Industries notified the stock markets on Thursday that it has received consent from equity owners, secured creditors, and non-secured creditors to demerge Reliance Strategic Investments (RSIL) from Reliance Industries (RIL). The company is an oil-to-telecom giant. In the cases of equity shareholders and unsecured creditors, 99.9994% were in favour of the resolution, and secured creditors received 100% of the votes.

The demerger of Jio Financial Services is expected to make it easier for the oil-to-telecom giant’s financial services division to draw in a variety of investors, strategic partners, and lenders with specialised knowledge of the financial services industry. Through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, Reliance Industries provided financial services. It was stated that in order for the financial services industry to continue growing and expanding, a distinct strategy would need to be developed, that would be in line with the risks unique to the sector, market trends, and growth trajectory.

Reliance Industries had informed its creditors and shareholders prior to the e-voting that the nature and competition involved in the financial services business is distinct from the other businesses and it is capable of attracting a different set of investors, strategic partners, lenders, and other stakeholders. A financial services business can unlock the assets of the demerged undertaking for the Reliance Industries shareholders and have better leverage for expansion.

Reliance Industries shares were up 0.63 per cent at Rs 2,435.10 on BSE following the development. The stock has decreased 5.43% so far this year. According to publicly accessible data from Trendlyne, the average target price indicates a possible upside of 16% for the company.

According to Bloomberg’s reports, Reliance Industries may list Jio Financial Services on the public market as early as October. According to the source, the Mukesh Ambani-led business was negotiating with regulators to obtain the necessary permits for the launch of its digital financial services division.

In April, a foreign brokerage firm called Jefferies predicted that Reliance Industries will obtain all essential approvals for the listing of shares of Jio Financial Services (JFS) by September. The overseas brokerage stated that JFS will start its lending operations right away and move forward with obtaining regulatory permissions for asset management, life insurance, and general insurance. It also stated that it anticipates that the process will take 12 to 18 months.

 

Malika Sahni

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