Walmart buys Flipkart in World's largest E-Commerce deal

Walmart buys Flipkart in World's largest E-Commerce deal

• US retail giant Walmart has confirmed that it will buy 77% controlling stake in India's largest e-commerce startup ‘Flipkart’ for USD 16 billion.
• The remaining 23% stake in Flipkart will be held by co-founder and group chief executive officer Binny Bansal, Chinese Internet conglomerate Tencent, investment firm Tiger Global and software firm Microsoft Corp.
• It will be the country’s largest acquisition and the world’s biggest purchase of an e-commerce company.
• This acquisition will be the country’s largest acquisition and the world’s biggest purchase of an e-commerce company at a reported amount of USD 20.8 billion (Vodafone-Idea merger valued USD 23 billion).
• Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal exits while the other co-founder Binny Bansal remains invested.

Flipkart:

• In October 2007, Indian electronic commerce company as Flipkart was founded by ‘Sachin Bansal’ and ‘Binny Bansal’ in Bengaluru, India.
• Flipkart has launched its own product range under the name "DigiFlip" with products including tablets, USB flash drives, and laptop bags.

Walmart:

• American multinational retail corporation ‘Walmart’ was founded by ‘Sam Walton’ in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.
• Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
• As of 31^st January 2018, Walmart has 11,718 stores and clubs in 28 countries, operating under 59 different names.