Adani Group secures $1.87bn investment from US-based GQG Partners

Embattled business empire of Gautam Adani, the Indian multi-billionaire, announces a $1.87bn investment from US-based asset management firm GQG Partners.

Get the latest updates on Adani’s response to the fraud allegations and the long-term growth prospects of the Adani portfolio.

The embattled business empire of Gautam Adani, a multi-billionaire from India, has announced that it secured a $1.87bn (£1.6bn) investment from US-based asset management firm GQG Partners.

According to Adani, GQG Partners purchased shares in four Adani Group companies. This marks the first significant investment made public by the firm since it was accused of engaging in stock market manipulation and financial fraud by short-seller Hindenburg Research.

However, Adani Group has denied the allegations. The investment from GQG will be split across four Adani companies, including the flagship firm Adani Enterprises.

Adani Group’s chief financial officer Jugeshinder Singh said that this transaction demonstrates global investors’ continued confidence in the governance, management practices, and growth of Adani’s portfolio of companies.

GQG’s chairman and chief investment officer Rajiv Jain believes that the long-term growth prospects for these companies are substantial, and Mr. Adani is widely regarded as among the best entrepreneurs of his generation.

Meanwhile, Adani Enterprises denied media reports that the conglomerate had secured $3bn in credit from a sovereign wealth fund, calling them market rumors.

India’s Supreme Court appointed an independent panel to investigate the allegations against Adani Group firms made by Hindenburg Research, which had accused Adani companies of engaging in decades of “brazen” stock manipulation and accounting fraud.

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