Amazon on Sunday won an injunction from a Singapore arbitrator to halt FRL's deal to sell assets to Reliance
Time running out for Future Group, which has defaulted on debt payments
Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of events which made it to the news on Monday
Future Group said it is not a party to the agreement under which Amazon has invoked arbitration proceedings and the deal cannot be held back through the arbitration process
Future can't go ahead with its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance till the completion of the arbitration process as the emergency arbitrator ruling is in 'toto'
Amazon had dragged Future to arbitration after the Kishore Biyani group firm had agreed to sell businesses to billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance
This follows a dispute over Future's sale of its retail and wholesale businesses to MukeshAmbani-led Reliance Industries Ltd
Rajah, former Attorney General of Singapore, is expected to deliver his judgment in the next few days, the sources said
Future Group founder says lost about Rs 7,000-crore revenue in 3-4 months; he would now 'think small' and focus on becoming digital-first
Company did 'too many acquisitions' and when Covid-19 struck it lost nearly Rs 7,000 crore revenue, says retail tycoon.
Fate of PE firm's Rs 1,750-crore investment remains uncertain
This follows a dispute over the Future's sale of its retail and wholesale businesses to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)
Amazon says the deal violates the no-compete contract signed with the Future group and the RIL-Future deal will derail its plans to buy a stake in Future Retail Ltd
Amazon has sent a legal notice to Future Group, alleging the Indian retailer breached the terms of its contract by signing a deal with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries
Amazon.com Inc has slapped a legal notice on Future Group, alleging that the retailer's Rs 24,713 crore asset sale to Reliance Industries violated an agreement with the e-commerce giant
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A top industry source said the notice was unexpected as Biyani had first approached Amazon for a takeover of the Future Group companies before defaulting to its lenders and suppliers.
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
With eight deals in four weeks, analysts were expecting the valuation of the firm to touch at least Rs 4.5 trillion
In a regulatory filing, the company said it has been unable to service its obligations towards payment of principal redemption and interest due on September 5, 2020