On Tuesday, private equity firm Advent International acquired the entire stake in the company
In 2008, when FMCG major Emami Group took over Zandu Pharmaceuticals from Mumbai-based Parikh family, 22-year-old Nihar Parikh decided to buyback Zandu Chemicals, a subsidiary, and carve it out into a separate firm. Little did he know that his initial investment of ₹12.5 crore would multiply 160 times to fetch him a whopping ₹2,000 crore in just 12 years.
On Tuesday, private equity firm Advent International acquired the entire stake in ZCL Chemicals Ltd (formerly known as Zandu Chemicals Ltd) for about ₹2,000 crore, a move that also marked the exit of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA), which also sold its 19 per cent stake in the company.