Flipkart shareholders Tencent and Tiger Global still own $1 bn worth stake each


By MYBRANDBOOK


Flipkart shareholders Tencent and Tiger Global still own $1 bn worth stake each

The Indian e-commerce giant has received a fresh cash infusion of $560.45 million from its majority shareholderWalmart. According to regulatory filings, Flipkart’s Singapore based holding entity Flipkart Private Limited allotted 3,957,960 shares to Walmart’s Luxembourg entity FIT Holdings SARL at an issue price of $141.6 per share.

 

Flipkart has announced a total $1.2 billion infusion from Walmart. However, the company is yet to allot shares for the remaining $639.5 million from Walmart.

 

TencentMicrosoft and eBay led a $1.4 billion round in Flipkart in mid-2017. Qatar Investment Authority that led a $700 million round with Steadview in 2014, still owns 1.43% equity  in Flipkart. Both eBay and Steadview were provided full exits by Walmart and had transferred out their shares.

 

Accel, which had invested $1 million in Flipkart as its first institutional money in 2009 and also participated in follow-on rounds, still owns a 1.32% stake, currently valued at $297.65 million. It’s worth noting that the early-stage VC firm had diluted stakes in Flipkart on multiple occasions in the past and made blockbuster returns.

 

Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had reportedly made $1 billion each. While Sachin had sold his entire stake to Walmart, Binny still owns a 3.25% stake which is valued at $732.3 million. Other investors’ stake (0.47%) inclusive of investment bank UBS and Lathe Investments, collectively valued at around $112 million.

 

While Flipkart was acquired by Walmart in 2018 when the American retail giant shelled out a whopping $17 billion for 77% stake, Binny Bansal and early investors including Accel, Tencent and Tiger Global still collectively own stakes worth over $3 billion in the company

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