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Berkshire comes bearing gifts for Paytm

It includes a renewed image, diversified shareholder base and potentially being a distribution platform of choice for Berkshire’s portfolio companies

29/08/18

Arundhati Ramanathan

This is the first time a US investor is investing in an Indian fintech

 

 

This deal is non-traditional for Berkshire in multiple ways

 

 

It helps Paytm get rid of its ‘Chinese company’ tag. It will also have a diversified shareholder base protecting it from board conflicts

 

 

But the Berkshire tag does come at a premium

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It’s nothing short of a biblical tale. Paytm*, India’s largest digital payments company, has drawn three wise men from lands afar to shower it with gifts. First came the Chinese king, Alibaba. It presented Paytm with the Chinese digital payments playbook. Japanese behemoth SoftBank was next, bearing the single largest cheque any Indian tech company…

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