Why Reliance is restructuring Jio
Reliance Industries is restructuring its telecom-centric businesses to make Jio debt-free and attractive to potential investors. A new digital services unit will house Reliance Jio Infocomm and the various news, movie and music apps. It will also receive ?1.08 trillion of investments from RIL to create a digital connectivity ecosystem, modeled on the likes of Alphabet and Tencent. RJIL will transfer liabilities of a corresponding amount to RIL, paving the way for the telecom business to be virtually debt-free and ready for public listing. Join the conversation.
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I am not sure if the restructuring plan of Reliance is ethical or legal. They plan to make Jio debt free by shifting it's debts to RIL. The intention is to make Jio more attractive for investment. Even if the board of directors approve the resolution, how will it benefit the RIL investors? What if the RIL fail, due to whatever reason? Saudi ARAMCO was keen on investing in the petrochemical arm of the conglomerate. But now they have a second thought about it. The danger is, if more and more big business houses follow this model, we will many loss making divisions being preped to die for the sake of the "favorite" one.