The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms by Jaadhu Holdings LLC. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of approximately 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms Limited (Jio Platforms) by Jaadhu Holdings LLC (Jaadhu).

Jaadhu is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook. Jaadhu is a newly incorporated company formed in March 2020 under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States. Facebook is a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ, with headquarters in California, United States of America. Facebook was founded in 2004. Its mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. The Facebook group offers various products and services that help people connect to their friends and family, find communities, and grow businesses.

Jio Platforms is a company organised and existing under the laws of the Republic of India, and a subsidiary of RIL. Jio Platforms owns (directly or indirectly) and operates digital applications and holds controlling investments in certain technology related entities. Jio Platforms also holds 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL). RJIL is a public limited company incorporated in India, and is a licensed telecommunications operator, providing telecommunications services to users across the country.

A detailed order of the CCI will follow.

Competition clearance granted for acquisition of minority stake in Jio Platforms by Facebook subsidiary Jaadhu. The Competition Commission approved Jaadhu Holdings LLC's proposed acquisition of an approximately 9.99% minority stake in Jio Platforms Limited, a combination involving Jaadhu as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook and Jio Platforms as the parent of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, with the approval to be formalised in a detailed CCI order under the statutory merger review framework.