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Sun Pharma to acquire 85.1% stake in Biosintez

Date: 23-11-2016

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries’ wholly owned subsidiary (Sun Pharma) has executed definitive agreements for acquisition of 85.1% of JSC Biosintez, a Russian pharmaceutical company engaged in manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products in Russia and CIS region. The equity consideration for the 85.1% stake is $24 million. Sun Pharma would also assume a debt of approximately $36 million as part of this transaction. This transaction will give Sun Pharma access to local manufacturing capability across multiple dosage forms in Russia, enabling it to serve the Russia pharmaceutical market more effectively.

The transaction, expected to be completed by end of 2016, is subject to approval of the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service and other closing conditions. As per IMS (MAT September 2016), the Russian pharmaceutical market recorded sales of approximately $10 billion. The market recorded a growth of 7.4% in local currency terms as per IMS.

Biosintez is a Russian pharmaceutical company focusing on the hospital segment with annual revenues of approximately $52 million for 2015. It has a manufacturing facility in Penza region with capabilities to manufacture a wide variety of dosage forms including pharmaceuticals for injections, blood substitutes, blood preservatives, ampoules, tablets, ointment, creams, gels, suppositories, APIs, etc.