Abbott Laboratories has made an open offer for a 20 per cent stake in Solvay Pharma India Ltd, through its subsidiary Abbott Capital India Ltd, the company said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange today. DSP Merrill Lynch is the Manager to the offer.

Abbott seeks to acquire around one million equity shares with voting rights at a price of Rs 3,054.73 a share, in a deal valued at Rs 308.51 crore.

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Shares of Solvay Pharma were up 0.93 per cent at Rs 2,881  in afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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