Silver Lake co-investors invests an additional ₹18.75 billion in Reliance Retail

This brings the aggregate investment by Silver Lake and its co-investors in RRVL to ₹9,375 crore, which will translate into a 2.13% equity stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis.

Silver Lake, whose portfolio includes stakes in Airbnb and Twitter Inc, has previously invested in Reliance's digital business. (REUTERS)

US private equity firm Silver Lake (SLP) co-investors will be investing additional ₹18.75 billion into Reliance Retail Ventures, the retail arm of Reliance Industries, the firm said in a regulatory filing late on Wednesday.

Silver Lake, whose portfolio includes stakes in Airbnb and Twitter Inc, has previously invested in Reliance's digital business.

Silver Lake's co-investors' current investment ( ₹1,875 crore) values Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) at a pre-money equity value of ₹4.285 lakh crore - about ₹7,000 crore higher than the valuation of ₹4.21 Lakh crore for SLP's earlier investment in Reliance Retail.

This brings the aggregate investment by Silver Lake and its co-investors in RRVL to ₹9,375 crore, which will translate into a 2.13% equity stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis.

And this also marks the third large investment from the house of Silver Lake and its associates in a Reliance Industries subsidiary after putting ₹7,500 crore in RRVL earlier this month and $1.35 billion (over ₹10,200 crore) investment in Jio. 

Morgan Stanley acted as financial advisor to Reliance Retail and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Davis Polk & Wardwell acted as legal counsels. Latham & Watkins and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co acted as legal counsels for Silver Lake.

(With agency inputs)