(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc
In August, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance said it would acquire the retail and wholesale business as well as the logistics and warehousing business of Future in a deal valued at $3.38 billion, including debt.
Amazon’s investment in Future Group came with contractual rights, which includes a right of first refusal and a non-compete-like pact, a source told https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/exclusive-amazon-sends-legal-notice-to-future-group-over-ril-deal/663797 ET Now, adding that this was the main reason why the legal notice was sent to Future Coupons.
Amazon, in its legal notice, cited a contract arrangement that included “a restricted list” of companies Future was not supposed to enter deals with, according to the report.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Amazon last year acquired a 49% stake in Future Coupons Ltd, which owns a 7.3% interest in the retail group that operates more than 1,500 stores in India, including grocery chain Big Bazaar.
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)
