Reliance Industries Limited (NSEI:RELIANCE) is in advanced negotiations to buy Just Dial Limited (NSEI:JUSTDIAL) from its founding promoters for $800-900 million. Once complete, the deal will allow Reliance access to the 25-year-old listings company's merchant database. A formal announcement is expected on July 16, 2021.

The listings company has called for a board meeting on the day, as mentioned in a report in The Economic Times. Both sides have been engaging in talks since April. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Goldman Sachs are the advisors for this deal.