Lightspeed and Sequoia close $1.5 billion share sale from Oyo

Date posted: Tuesday 3 December 2019

Venture capital investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital India have completed their transaction to sell about 15% stake in Oyo Hotels & Homes to founder Ritesh Agarwal for $1.5 billion. The unconventional deal, which has raised eyebrows across the world, has been financed by Agarwal by taking a loan from banks like Nomura through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) called RA Hospitality Holdings (Cayman).

(ET Tech)