Reliance Group
Indian conglomerate company
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::summary Indian conglomerate company ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Reliance Group |
| logo | Reliance Group ADA.svg |
| type | Private |
| industry | Conglomerate |
| predecessor | Carved out from |
| Reliance Industries | |
| founded | |
| founder | Anil Ambani |
| owner | Arunkumar C (55.54%) |
| location_city | Reliance Centre, Santacruz (East), Mumbai |
| key_people | Anil Ambani (chair, MD) & |
| Tina Munim Ambani (non executive director) | |
| products | Financial services, construction, entertainment, power, health care, aviation, defense |
| assets | |
| subsid | {{plainlist |
| location_country | India |
| homepage | |
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| type = Private
| industry = Conglomerate
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| founder = Anil Ambani
| owner = Arunkumar C (55.54%)
| location_city = Reliance Centre, Santacruz (East), Mumbai
| key_people = Anil Ambani (chair, MD) &
Tina Munim Ambani (non executive director)
| products = Financial services, construction, entertainment, power, health care, aviation, defense
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- Reliance Entertainment
- Reliance Infrastructure
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- Reliance Health
- Reliance MediaWorks}} | location_country = India | homepage = |
Reliance Group is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company, which was formed after Dhirubhai Ambani's business was divided up, is headed by his younger son Anil Ambani. Reliance Group has five listed companies, Reliance Power, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Home Finance, Reliance Health, and Reliance MediaWorks. The group provides financial services, construction, entertainment, power, health care, manufacturing, defence, aviation, and transportation services.
History
Main article: Dhirubhai Ambani
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Reliance Commercial Corporation was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in 1966 as a polyester firm. It was renamed to Reliance Industries on 8 May 1973. Reliance later entered into financial services, petroleum refining, and power sector. By 2002, Reliance had grown into a U$15 billion conglomerate. After the death of Dhirubhai Ambani on 6 July 2002, Reliance was headed by his two sons. The Reliance ADA Group was formed in 2006 after the two brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, split Reliance Industries in December 2005. Anil Ambani got the responsibility of Reliance Infocomm, Reliance Energy, and Reliance Capital. Reliance Group entered the power sector through Reliance Power, and the entertainment sector by acquiring Adlabs. In October 2010, Reliance power placed the world's largest order worth $8.29 billion to Shanghai Electric Group to supply power equipment based on Supercritical steam generator technology. On 28 October 2017, the group launched construction of a defense production unit in Mihan-SEZ region. The unit will be part of a joint venture between Reliance Group, led by Anil Ambani, and its JV partner French major Dassault Aviation. The production at Mihan-SEZ will begin with components for the Rafale warplanes and Falcon business jet produced by Dassault. It is expected to fully assemble both the aircraft in the Nagpur unit in the coming years.
In March 2022, Anil Ambani stepped down from the boards of Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Power.
In August 2024, SEBI banned Anil Ambani from the securities market for five years on charges of diversion of funds.
Major acquisitions
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| Date | Firm (24July2025) acquired | Renamed firm |
|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | BSES | Reliance Infrastructure |
| Oct 2003 | FLAG Telecom, 207Mn$ | Reliance Globalcom |
| July 2005 | Metro Adlabs (51% stake), 74Mn$ | Reliance Entertainment |
| Apr 2008 | Lowry Digital USA, 7.5Mn$ | Reliance Big Entertainment |
| May 2008 | Vanco | Reliance Globalcom |
| Apr 2010 | Codemasters UK (50% stake) | Zapak |
| Sept 2011 | Bloomberg UTV (66% stake) | Reliance Capital |
| Mar 2015 | Pipavav Shipyard | Reliance Infrastructure |
| Oct 2015 | MTS India | Reliance Communication |
| :: |
References
References
- "Anil Ambani: The Fall of a Billionaire". India Today.
- (21 July 2007). "Reliance ADAG - Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group India - Reliance ADA Group Profile". Iloveindia.com.
- "Here's a look at all the companies that Anil Ambani owns".
- (18 June 2010). "Mukesh to double enterprise value to US$160 bn: Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com.
- "Reliance set to split between Anil and Mukesh Ambani – Central Government may intervene!". IndiaDaily.
- (28 October 2010). "Reliance Power, Shanghai Electric ink $8.3 bln deal".
- (28 October 2018). "Reliance-Dassault JV to start output in Q1 of 2018". The Times of India.
- "RELIANCE Institutional Ownership - RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.".
- "Sebi ban on Anil Ambani, and his Reliance Group's many troubles: A timeline". Business Standard.
- (10 June 2003). "Reliance Group Takes over BSES – Reliance Anil dmsumra 7Dhirubhai Ambani Group India – Reliance Group Profile". The Economic Times.
- "ED Raids Anil Ambani Group, Yes Bank in ₹3,000 Cr Loan Fraud, Money Laundering Case".
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