Question

In September 2018, and were all set to acquire Aditya Birla Groups Food and grocery retail chain, even as investment bank exited the consortium.

• A. Samara Capital, Amazon, Goldman Sachs
• B. Samara Capital, Alibabamazon, Barclays
• C. Soft Bank, Amazon, JP Morgan
• D. Softbank, Amazon, DeutscheBank

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

In the given question, we are tasked with identifying the correct consortium members involved in the acquisition of Aditya Birla Group's Food and grocery retail chain as of September 2018. According to the provided options, let's analyze to reach the correct answer:

• Samara Capital, Amazon, Goldman Sachs: This option lists Samara Capital and Amazon, both of which were involved in talks to acquire the retail chain in 2018, along with Goldman Sachs, which exited the consortium. Therefore, this option is correct.
• Samara Capital, Alibabamazon, Barclays: This option mentions "Alibabamazon," a fictitious entity, and Barclays, which were not part of the known discussions. Hence, this is incorrect.
• Soft Bank, Amazon, JP Morgan: This option includes Soft Bank and JP Morgan, neither of which were reported as participants in this particular acquisition. Thus, this is incorrect.
• Softbank, Amazon, DeutscheBank: This option lists Softbank and DeutscheBank, neither of which were involved in the acquisition. Therefore, this is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is Samara Capital, Amazon, Goldman Sachs.