REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File PhotoMUMBAI, July 26 (Reuters) - India's Jio Financial Services (JIOF.NS), part of billionaire Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group, and U.S.-based BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) will form a 50:50 joint venture to launch asset management services in India.
The two companies are targeting an initial investment of $150 million each in the joint venture, Jio Financial said in a statement on Wednesday.
The announcement comes days after Jio Financial Services was demerged from Reliance Industries, with the markets ascribing a valuation of nearly $20 billion to the venture which is yet to build out a business in India's fast growing financial services sector.
India's asset management industry has seen rapid growth in recent years and has 44.3 trillion Indian rupees ($540.4 billion) in assets under management.
The joint venture will launch a "digital-first" offering following regulatory approvals, said the statement, without giving a timeline within which it plans to begin operations.
Persons:
Anushree, Mukesh Ambani, Hitesh Sethia, Larry Fink, AngelOne, Ira Dugal, Kirsten Donovan, David Evans
Organizations:
Mobile, REUTERS, Financial, Reliance Group, BlackRock Inc, Jio, Jio Financial, Reliance Industries, Group, BlackRock, Jio Financial Services, Thomson
Locations:
Pragati, New Delhi, India, MUMBAI, U.S