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Reliance Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
PredecessorCarved out from
Reliance Industries
Founded10 July 2006; 18 years ago (10 July 2006)
FounderAnil Ambani
Headquarters
Reliance Centre, Santacruz (East), Mumbai
,
India
Key people
Anil Ambani (chair, MD) &
Tina Munim Ambani (non executive director)
ProductsFinancial services, construction, entertainment, power, health care, aviation, defense
OwnerAnil Ambani (55.54%)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.reliancegroupindia.com

Reliance Group is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company, which was formed after Dhirubhai Ambani's business was divided up, is headed by his younger son Anil Ambani.[1] Reliance Group has five listed companies, Reliance Power, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Home Finance, and Reliance Health. The group provides financial services, construction, entertainment, power, health care, manufacturing, defence, aviation, and transportation services.[2]

History

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Founder and Chairman: Anil Ambani
Chairperson: Tina Ambani

Reliance Commercial Corporation was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in 1966 as a polyester firm. It was renamed to Reliance Industries on 8 May 1973. Reliance later entered into financial services, petroleum refining, and power sector. By 2002, Reliance had grown into a U$15 billion conglomerate. After the death of Dhirubhai Ambani on 6 July 2002, Reliance was headed by his two sons. The Reliance ADA Group was formed in 2006 after the two brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, split Reliance Industries in December 2005.[3][4] Anil Ambani got the responsibility of Reliance Infocomm, Reliance Energy, and Reliance Capital. Reliance Group entered the power sector through Reliance Power, and the entertainment sector by acquiring Adlabs. In October 2010, Reliance power placed the world's largest order worth $8.29 billion to Shanghai Electric Group to supply power equipment based on Supercritical steam generator technology.[5] On 28 October 2017, the group launched construction of a defense production unit in Mihan-SEZ region.[6] The unit will be part of a joint venture between Reliance Group, led by Anil Ambani, and its JV partner French major Dassault Aviation. The production at Mihan-SEZ will begin with components for the Rafale warplanes and Falcon business jet produced by Dassault. It is expected to fully assemble both the aircraft in the Nagpur unit in the coming years.[7]

In March 2022, Anil Ambani stepped down from the boards of Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Power.

In August 2024, SEBI banned Anil Ambani from the securities market for five years on charges of diversion of funds.[8]

Major acquisitions

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Date Firm acquired Renamed firm
May 2000 BSES[9] Reliance Infrastructure
Oct 2003 FLAG Telecom, 207Mn$ Reliance Globalcom
July 2005 Metro Adlabs (51% stake), 74Mn$ Reliance Entertainment
Apr 2008 Lowry Digital USA, 7.5Mn$ Reliance Big Entertainment
May 2008 Vanco Reliance Globalcom
Apr 2010 Codemasters UK (50% stake) Zapak
Sept 2011 Bloomberg UTV (66% stake) Reliance Capital
Mar 2015 Pipavav Shipyard Reliance Infrastructure
Oct 2015 MTS India Reliance Communication

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reliance Group – Reliance Anil dmsumra 7Dhirubhai Ambani Group India – Reliance Group Profile". Iloveindia.com. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Here's a look at all the companies that Anil Ambani owns". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Mukesh to double enterprise value to US$160 bn: Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Reliance set to split between Anil and Mukesh Ambani – Central Government may intervene!". IndiaDaily. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Reliance Power, Shanghai Electric ink $8.3 bln deal". Reuters.com. Reuters. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Reliance-Dassault JV to start output in Q1 of 2018". The Times of India. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ John, Derick. "RELIANCE Institutional Ownership - RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD". fintel.io. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Sebi ban on Anil Ambani, and his Reliance Group's many troubles: A timeline". Business Standard.
  9. ^ "Reliance Group Takes over BSES – Reliance Anil dmsumra 7Dhirubhai Ambani Group India – Reliance Group Profile". The Economic Times. 10 June 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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