Biocon Biologics-Edelweiss deal cleared by CCI

The deal has been cleared under the green channel route.

Published On 2023-05-11 07:00 GMT   |   Update On 2023-05-11 07:00 GMT
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New Delhi: Fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors and ESOF III Investment Fund's subscription to certain compulsorily convertible debentures of Biocon Biologics Ltd. The deal has been cleared under the green channel route.

Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors is a Sebi-registered alternative asset advisor, while ESOF III Investment Fund is a Sebi-registered Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).
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The proposed combination relates to Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors and ESOF III Investment Fund's proposal to subscribe to certain compulsorily convertible debentures issued by Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), according to CCI.
CCI said it has approved the proposed deal.
"The parties' activities do not exhibit any horizontal, vertical, or complementary overlaps in any of the plausible relevant markets."
"Therefore, the proposed combination is being notified under the green channel route," according to an update on the CCI website.
Under the green channel route, a transaction which does not raise any risk of an appreciable adverse effect on competition is deemed to be approved on being intimated to the anti-trust regulator.

Biocon Biologics Limited, a subsidiary of Biocon Limited, is a fully integrated global biosimilars organization. Biocon Biologics has eight commercialized products in global markets. The company has a portfolio of biosimilar assets, including insulins, monoclonal antibodies and conjugated recombinant proteins in therapeutic areas such as diabetology, oncology, immunology, and ophthalmology. Biocon Biologics has invested over USD 1 billion to date in R&D and global scale manufacturing and has end-to-end capabilities for producing drug substance, drug product and delivery devices across multiple sites in India and Malaysia. The company’s products are marketed globally through a hybrid commercial model with a combination of direct presence, strategic partnerships and distributor tie-ups.

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