Suven Pharma to buy 67.5 percent stake in Sapala Organics for Rs 229.5 crore
Mumbai: Suven Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Company will acquire 67.5 per cent stake in Sapala Organics Private Limited for Rs 229.5 crore.
The Company has entered into a definitive agreement for a strategic controlling investment in Sapala Organics, subject to regulatory approvals and conditions, it stated in a release.
Suven to acquire 67.5% equity stake (i.e., 51% of the share capital of the Target on a fully diluted basis) for a consideration of Rs 2,295 mn subject to customary Working Capital and net debt adjustments, the Company stated in a BSE filing.
Suven to acquire a controlling stake initially whereas the existing shareholders of Sapala will continue to hold a significant minority stake for the next few years. Dr Reddy will continue to run the business as the CEO and also be associated with the Suven+Chance platform as a strategic advisor for the Japan market. Overall, 100% acquisition is expected to be in the range of 13-15x EBITDA multiple and is linked to the next three years’ financial performance.
"The company expects to complete the acquisition of 67.5% equity stake (i.e., 51% of the share capital of the Target on a fully diluted basis) during 2nd quarter of FY24- 25, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions. The company expects to complete the acquisition of remaining equity stake after FY2026-27, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions," Suven added.
Sapala is a Hyderabad based CDMO focused on Oligo drugs and nucleic acid building blocks including specialized/modified Amidites & Nucleosides, drug delivery compounds (including GalNAc), Pseudouridine, amongst others. Oligo & nucleic acid building blocks market is a ~$750M market and is expected to grow at a robust ~20% CAGR.
Sapala has experience in a comprehensive range of specialized building blocks. Sapala was founded by Dr P Yella Reddy who has extensive experience in nucleic acid chemistry and formerly worked as Director (R&D) with Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. Ltd (Toyota Group) in Japan & India for 20+ years. Sapala had a revenue of over INR 670mn and adjusted EBITDA margins of 45%+ for FY24.
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