China’s Ant Group Exits Paytm: What It Means for Investors

China's Ant Group plans to exit India's Paytm by selling its 5.84% stake for approximately $433.72 million at 1,020 rupees per share. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup will manage the sale. Paytm, listed as One 97 Communications, has seen previous significant shareholders like Berkshire Hathaway and SoftBank also exit recently.

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China’s Ant Group will exit Indian payments firm Paytm by selling its remaining equity stake in block deals that could total $433.72 million, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday.

Ant, an affiliate of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, will sell its 5.84% stake at a floor price of 1,020 rupees per share.

Goldman Sachs India Securities and Citigroup Global Markets India will lead the sale, the term sheet showed.

Paytm and Ant Group did not immediately reply to Reuters’ requests for comment.

The payments firm, listed as One 97 Communications, has seen multiple share sales in the past two years, including the exit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Japan’s SoftBank Group, according to exchange data.

Ant had sold a 4% stake in Paytm in May and a 10.3% stake in August 2023.

Radhika Goyal

Radhika Goyal is Author of Taxconcept Gurugram head office, for deeply reported tax, gst and income tax articles on issues that matter. He splits her time between New Delhi and Bengaluru, and has worked as a reporter, a podcaster and an editor for publications across India.

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