(Reuters) – GQG Partners, which has a near 20% stake in India’s Adani Group, saw its Australia-listed shares plunge 23% on Thursday after Gautam Adani, the conglomerate’s chair, was indicted in the U.S. over charges of bribery and fraud.
GQG owns a combined stake of 19.37% in Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions, according to LSEG data.
The investment firm’s Australia-listed stock plunged as much as 23.1% to A$2.03, its lowest level since mid-March. The stock was last down about 22%, set for its worst day ever.
“Our team is reviewing the emerging details and determining what, if any, actions for our portfolios are appropriate,” GQG said in a statement.
Earlier, U.S. authorities said Adani and seven other defendants, including his nephew Sagar Adani, agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain contracts expected to yield $2 billion of profit over 20 years, and develop India’s largest solar power plant project.
The Adani Group did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)
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