Facebook to acquire stake in Jio Platforms via Jaadhu Holdings

Facebook will acquire 9.9 per cent stake in Jio Platforms announced last month via a new entity — Jaadhu Holdings LLC, as per regulatory documents.

In April, Facebook had announced an investment of $5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) in Jio Platforms.

According to a submission made to the Competition Commission of India, Jaadhu Holdings, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook, Inc.

“Jaadhu is a newly incorporated company formed in March 2020 under the laws of the State of Delaware, US .Jaadhu is not engaged in any business in India or anywhere in the world,” it said.