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Glenmark Pharma weighs selling stake in Glenmark Lifesciences
Bengaluru: India’s Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd is considering selling a majority of the 82% stake it holds in Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd as it looks to lower its debt load, the Mint business daily reported on Tuesday.
Glenmark Pharma has hired Kotak Mahindra Capital Co Ltd to oversee the sale of its stake in Glenmark Life and has contacted buyout funds to gauge interest, Mint reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Glenmark Pharma, Glenmark Life, which makes active pharmaceuticals ingredients (APIs) for drugs, and Kotak did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Glenmark Life had a market valuation of 50.13 billion rupees ($611 million) as of the stock’s closing price on Monday, which values Glenmark Pharma’s stake at 41.1 billion rupees.
Glenmark Pharma’s net debt was 26.15 billion rupees as of December 2022, an increase from 21.5 billion rupees in the year-ago period.
It has been aiming to reduce its debt, including through the sale of some dermatology brands to Eris Lifesciences for 3.40 billion rupees in January.
Glenmark Pharma had first explored selling a stake in its API business in 2019 but ultimately opted to spin off and list Glenmark Life Sciences in 2021.
Besides to lower its debt, the sale is also necessary as Glenmark Pharma has until August 2024 to cut its stake to 75% to meet Indian regulatory norms on promoter holdings, Mint reported.
Glenmark Pharma’s shares jumped as much as 1.6% to 495.45 rupees, their highest since Feb. 11, 2022. Glenmark Life’s shares were down about 1% at 404 rupees in midday trading.
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Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751