Thanks to Reliance, Deal Street grows 7% in value to $80 bn in 2020: Report

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant ravaging of the global economy, the Deal Street managed to grow 7 per cent in 2020 over 2019 to about USD 80 billion across 1,268 transactions, thanks to a string of big-ticket deals by Reliance, according to a report.

More than a third of the total deal came through Reliance — into Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail, according to the data collated by PwC India.

While Reliance Jio attracted FDI worth USD 10.2 billion led by Facebook, Reliance Retail also got billions in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the second half. All other FDIs put together totalled just USD 3.2 billion.