Nippon life insurance MOU with Reliance Capital Asset Management

Nippon Life Insurance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and acquired a 26% stake in Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) for Rs 1,450 cr. Nippon life insurance is one of the Japanese company and this is the biggest foreign direct investment in the Indian mutual fund sector. Reliance Capital Asset Management is part of the financial services arm of Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital. According to a press release, this deal was taken place as per the suggestion by Morgan Stanley. The total value of Reliance Life Insurance is around $1.1 billion which is approximately 6.64% of Nippon life insurance's total assets This is one of the biggest deal taken place after two years in the Indian market.