Buyout Firms Eye Wockhardt’s Domestic Formulations Unit

Private-equity firms are reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in the domestic formulations business of India’s Wockhardt, which is seeking funds to pay down significant debts.

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Private-Equity Firms Have Their Eye On Wockhardt • Source: Shutterstock

Private-equity players Apax Partners, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR are in talks with debt-laden Indian generic drugmaker Wockhardt to buy a “substantial” stake in the company’s domestic formulations business, leading financial daily The Economic Times has reported.

The newspaper, quoting unnamed sources “aware of the discussions,” said the buyout companies were each seeking at least a 51%...

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