RIL, Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) and Facebook Inc (FB) announced the signing of binding agreements for Rs435.7bn investment by FB in JPL. FB's investment will translate into a 9.99% equity stake in JPL on a fully diluted basis. Deal is subject to statutory approvals. The investment values JPL at a pre-money EV of Rs4.62tn, or USD65.95bn (at Rs70/USD) which is in line with RIL's aspiration of USD65-70bn. JPL is hold-co for Reliance Jio, along with other Jio app companies/digital platforms. RIL will now have ~90% stake in JPL. Concurrent with this, JPL, Reliance Retail and WhatsApp have also entered into a commercial partnership agreement to further accelerate Reliance Retail's New Commerce...