Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LCC, the investment arm of US online retail giant Amazon Inc., and private equity firm Samara Capital have sought the Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s approval to acquire supermarket chain More from the Aditya Birla group. According to documents sourced from business intelligence platform Paper.vc, Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings will acquire 49 per cent stake in Witzig Advisory Services, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Samara Capital, which entered into an agreement to acquire 99.99 per cent of Aditya Birla Retail Limited (ABRL) last month. Samara Capital will continue to hold the remaining 51 per cent stake in Witzig, which will be the owner of ABRL if the transaction gets a nod from the CCI. Amazon, with this acquisition, will get access a vast supermarket network as retail major plans to build its own food retail business in India. The company is in the process of launching new products for grocery and everyday kitchen supplies, an area where the US firm has committed to invest $500 million.
Amazon, Samara seek CCI nod to acquire More supermarket chain
