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Middle East funds eye stakes worth over $750 mn in Reliance Retail: Report

The discussions come as Reliance earlier in the day said US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest $1.02 billion in its retail business

RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani
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KKR & Co Inc is in advanced talks to invest at least $1 billion in Reliance Retail, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

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Middle East sovereign wealth funds, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), are in talks to buy stakes in the retail arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
ADIA is in discussions to invest about $750 million at a valuation of roughly $57 billion, while PIF could funnel as much as $1.5 billion into Reliance Retail, the FT said, citing people familiar with the matter. 
Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala may also take a stake, according to the report.
ADIA and PIF declined to comment, while Mubadala and

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