INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hospitality start-up Oyo Founder Ritesh Agarwal raised his stake in the company with a $2 billion buyback, in a move that will bring his
ownership closer to biggest investor SoftBank Corp.The fresh investment round will take Mr Agarwal's stake to around 30 per cent from 10
per cent, a source familiar with the development said.Japan's SoftBank owns around 45 per cent in the company.As part of these
transactions, current investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia India are selling portions of their holdings in OYO to help founder
and CEO Ritesh Agarwal increase his stake, Oyo said in a statement.Mr Agarwal will fund the buyback through institutional lenders and
financial partners, the source said, adding that the round took the company's valuation to $10 billion.Oyo did not give details on how Mr
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