Kuwait Investment Authority bought 976,998 shares of Meesho Limited for ₹19.54 Cr at ₹200.01 apiece in a block deal.
An app-based marketplace that connects sellers directly with consumers across India. Meesho operates through its digital platform, offering a diverse range of product categories including fashion, accessories, electronics, home and kitchen items, health and fitness equipment, and office supplies. The company enables small businesses and individual sellers to reach customers through its technology-driven commerce ecosystem, facilitating transactions between merchants and buyers nationwide.
The oldest sovereign wealth fund in the world, tracing its roots to the Kuwait Investment Board formed in 1953 and established in its present form in 1982 as an autonomous body managing the state's reserves. It runs two pools, the General Reserve Fund and the Future Generations Fund, and invests across public equities, fixed income, real estate and private markets worldwide. Its Indian equity positions are held through numbered sub funds and are typically long horizon rather than traded.