Gland Pharma Files DRHP With SEBI
Gland Pharma Limited (Gland Pharma), 1978 incorporated, Hyderabad based pharmaceutical company has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI for its proposed initial public offering.
The Initial Public Offer (IPO) comprises of a fresh issue aggregating up to Rs12,500 million (the “Fresh Issue”) and an offer for sale of up to 34,863,635 equity shares, including up to 19,368,686 equity shares by Fosun Pharma Industrial Pte. Ltd, up to 10,047,435 equity shares by Gland Celsus Bio Chemicals Private Limited, up to 3,573,014 equity shares by Empower Discretionary Trust, and up to 1,874,500 equity shares by Nilay Discretionary Trust.
The Book Running Lead Managers to the IPO are Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, Haitong Securities India Private Limited and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited.
The equity shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE.
Gland Pharma develops, manufactures and markets complex injectables across its seven manufacturing facilities, four at Hyderabad and three at Visakhapatnam, in India. Gland Pharma has established a portfolio of products across various therapeutic segments such as anti-diabetic, anti-infectives, anti-malaria, anti-neoplastics, blood-related, cardiac, gastro-intestinal and hormones through a combination of delivery systems including liquid vials, lyophilized vials, pre-filled syringes, ampoules, bags and drops. Gland Pharma is one of the fastest growing generic injectables focused companies by revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (Source: IQVIA Report).
Gland Pharma sells their products primarily under a business to business (“B2B”) model in over 60 countries as of March 31, 2020, including the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, India and rest of the world. The Company has a consistent compliance track record with a range of regulatory authorities across these markets. As of March 31, 2020, Gland Pharma employed 3,791 people across its facilities in India.
