Tata and Temasek approve merger of Snapdeal, Flipkart
Tata group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, Temasek,BlackRock and Foxconn, all high- profile
stakeholders of Gurgaon-based online marketplace Snapdeal, have reportedly
given in-principle approval to its mergerwith rival, Flipkart. None of them,
however, could be contacted to confirm this information. Snapdeal, too, refused
to comment.
According to some sources, Premji
Invest and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund, other investors of Snapdeal, have
still not approved the merger. Getting a nod from the shareholders is
important, as it is part of the clauses in the deal agreement. For it to go
ahead, at least 75 per cent of minority shareholders have to approve the deal.
“Flipkart wants all the shareholders to agree
to the deal. If that does not happen, then it might decide to not go ahead,”
said a source close to the Snapdeal board.
Some of the investors are SoftBank,
ru-Net Holdings, Tybourne Capital, Premji Invest, Alibaba, Temasek, Bessemer
Venture Partners, IndoUS Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Saama Capital, Foxconn,
BlackRock, eBay, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Ontario Teachers’
Pension Plan, Singapore-based investment entity Brother Fortune Apparel and
Ratan Tata.

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