Urgent call: Vodafone Idea seeks to raise up to $3 billion from Apollo Global SECTIONS Share Synopsis At present, UK’s Vodafone Group Plc and the Aditya Birla Group own 44.39% and 27.66%, respectively, in Vi as its co-promoters. Vodafone Idea dials Apollo Global, seeks to raise up to $3 billion Vodafone Idea (Vi) has started talks with US PE group Apollo Global Management to secure up to $3 billion (Rs 22,400 crore) in funding over the next three months through a mix of debt and equity to meet major upcoming payment obligations, three people aware of the discussions told ET. Talks with Apollo, one of the executives said, are focused on business valuations, funding terms and structure of the proposed deal.