The outstanding transaction was the $9 billion strategic partnership between BP and Reliance. This was not a landmark takeover, since there was no overall change of control – instead, Reliance Industries sold a 30% stake in its southern and eastern Indian oil and gas fields to BP for $7.2 billion plus up to $1.8 billion in performance payments.
This was not a swift transaction. Three government ministries, a cabinet panel and the prime minister had to sign off on it, a process that took the best part of half a year. But for BP, this was worth waiting for.
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- Euromoney Skew Blog