Google to invest up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel

Friday, 28 January 2022newsdesk

Alphabet Inc’s Google will invest up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator’s digital offerings, the companies said on Friday.

New Delhi, 28 January 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, the investment includes a $700 million equity investment in Airtel at a price of 734 rupees ($9.77) per share and up to $300 million towards implementing commercial agreements, including investments in scaling Airtel’s offerings, the companies said. The share issue is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval and comes months after Airtel raised up to 210 billion rupees through a sale of shares to existing shareholders. Airtel shares were up 0.54% at 711 rupees after the announcement.

Source - The Indian Express