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Reliance Industries considers sale of $989-million Asian Paints stake

The company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9 per cent stake in Asian Paints through a series of block trades

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A stake sale would be the latest in a string of fundraising plans unveiled by Reliance in order to bolster investor confidence, even as the crash in oil prices pulled down profit at the company’s oil-to-chemicals business.

Baiju Kalesh, Anto Antony & P R Sanjai | Bloomberg
Reliance Industries is considering selling its stake in India’s largest paint maker valued at about $989 million as the conglomerate steps up efforts to trim its debt, said people familiar with the matter.
 
The company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9 per cent stake in Asian Paints through a series of block trades, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is not public. Reliance holds the stake through Teesta Retail.

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