PharmEasy parent API Holdings withdraws Rs 6,250 cr DRHP, eyes rights issue
API Holdings has pulled its 2021-filed Rs 6,250 crore IPO papers from SEBI and is weighing a rights issue to existing backers including Prosus, TPG and Temasek. The retreat reflects cooling appetite for new-age listings and follows the Rs 4,546 crore Thyrocare buy that stretched the balance sheet.
What happened
API Holdings, parent of online pharmacy PharmEasy, has withdrawn its Rs 6,250 crore DRHP filed with SEBI in 2021 and is weighing a rights issue to existing
Key facts
- Rs 6,250 crore IPO
- Rs 4,546 crore Thyrocare acquisition
- DRHP filed November 2021
- board met August 19
Why this matters
API Holdings' stretched balance sheet post-Thyrocare and frozen public exit opens a window for strategic tie-ups, asset carve-outs, or distressed M&A approaches at far more reasonable multiples.
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