Bharti Airtel to issue 7.1 crore shares to Google on a preferential basis, at ₹734 per share
As part of this partnership, Google intends to invest up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel, as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund,   Avaneesh Parasar Telecom major  Bharti Airtel  informed that its board of directors at its meeting held today have approved the issuance of upto 7.1 crore equity shares of face value of ₹5/- each of the company to Google International LLC on a preferential basis at a price of ₹734/- per equity share. Google will invest up to $1 billion in a partnership with Airtel as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund. The deal includes investment of $700 million to acquire 1.28% ownership in Airtel and up to $300 million toward potential multi-year commercial agreements. “As pa r t of this partnership, Google intends to invest up to $1 billion, as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund, which includes equity investment as well as a corpus for potential commercial agreements, to be identified and agreed on mutually agreeable term...