Taro stake buyout to help operate dermatology biz profitably: Sun Pharma

Sun Pharma is looking to fully acquire its Israel-based unit Taro Pharmaceutical Industries in order to integrate the dermatology business with itself and keep it profitable amid increasing competition in the segment, according to Managing Director Dilip Shanghvi. The Mumbai-based drug major has proposed to fully acquire Taro through a reverse triangular merger. The company has issued a letter to the Taro board with a proposal containing a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares for a purchase price of USD 38 per ordinary share in cash. Sun Pharma currently owns around 78 per cent stake in Taro. "My own assessment is that the dermatology business, which is the primary focus for Taro, is a business under constant, increasing competition pressure," Shanghvi said in an analyst call. He further said: "And as a stand-alone company, it will be very difficult for Taro as an independent company to continue to operate that business profitably. S

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