The acquisition of Bharat Serums and Vaccines would add a lot of value, aiding future growth of Mankind Pharma, according to Vice Chairman and Managing Director Rajeev Juneja. On July 25, Mankind had announced that it will fully acquire Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) from Advent International for an enterprise value of around Rs 13,630 crore. "One thing should be very clear, this acquisition is not to really add some kind of revenue, but to add a lot of value, future growth, entry barrier, super specialty business in Mankind," Juneja said in an analyst call. Whatever the company is paying for BSV, it is very relevant as the company has "so much of value" with well established business, he said. The acquisition is in line with the company's strategy of buying high entry barrier businesses, he stated. The buyout will solidify Mankind's position with complementary drug portfolio and extensive reach to target rapidly growing highly under-penetrated markets, especially in fertility,
Mankind also announced a rise in its prescriber penetration to 83.2 per cent in Q1 FY25, from 82.7 per cent in the same quarter last financial year
'We don't want to get into exports with generic or me-too products. We always wanted products with a high level of entry barriers and complexity'
Deal opens doors to overseas markets with low competition
More than 2,500 BSV employees will be joining Mankind
Mankind Pharma rose as much as 1.2 per cent following Thursday's Bloomberg News report. The shares are up about 6.5 per cent this year and 10 per cent in the past 12 months
Advent International, the private equity firm currently owning BSV, appointed JP Morgan and Jefferies to facilitate the sale of the biopharma firm
The agreement allows Mankind Pharma to launch the novel drug for treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Mankind Pharma, the domestic pharmaceutical major's stock price surged up to 5.27 per cent at Rs 2,215 per share on the BSE in Wednesday's intraday trade
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Advent looking to exit 4 years after it picked up majority stake in biopharma firm
The drug maker was reportedly interested in buying private equity (PE) firm Advent International's stake in Mumbai-based biopharma firm Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV)
At 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were up by 90 points, trading at 22,377.50 levels compared to Nifty50 futures, indicating a gap-up opening for the stock exchanges
Mankind's revenue from operations rose to Rs 2,441 crore in Q4 FY24, an 18.9 per cent Y-o-Y rise from Rs 2,052 crore reported in Q4 FY23
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Mankind Pharma's stock surged 3.11 per cent on BSE on Tuesday
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Standard Chartered Bank is offering up to 7.5 million shares in Central Depository Services India (CDSL) in a placement
According to media reports, Beige Ltd, an affiliate of private equity firm ChrysCapital, was looking to offload 2.90 per cent stake in the drugmaker through block deals