Reliance Jio to Raise Rs 2,000 Crore from Bonds for 4G Expansion

Reliance Jio Infocomm is opting for the way of Bonds to raise about Rs 2,000 crore. This move came after Reserve Bank of India made an escalation to the policy rate for the first time in more than four years last week. This info came from multiple market insiders. The company conveyed the information through a dedicated communique to qualified institutional buyers via stock exchanges that the bonds would have a tenure of these bonds would be three years and will be sold in the exchange with a coupon of 8.7%. One of the sources who made the information public also added “The company will receive subscriptions whoever bids at 8.7%. It would be up for bidding on Thursday.”

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This new development of bond issuance by Jio is creating a new wave in the market since even the lenders who are wary of lending due to the unsettling condition in the tech and telecom market are taking an interest in this deal. A state-owned back which was first not likely to lend due to high risk might chip in some cash to buy the entire pile because of the triple-A rating backing the company.

As per an ET report, the sources said that the money raised would be used for the telco’s expansion which already has 186.6 million subscribers in the country. When posed a question from ET, Reliance Industries, the parent company of Reliance Jio Infocomm did not respond to any queries.