Sun Pharma to settle Dubai firm loans\, shift distribution arm to subsidiary

Sun Pharma to settle Dubai firm loans, shift distribution arm to subsidiary

Sun Pharma in damage control mode after stock loses about 30% of its value since Sept due to corporate governance concerns

Sohini Das & Dev Chatterjee  |  Mumbai 

Seeking to ease investor concerns, embattled drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Tuesday announced plans to unwind loans of Rs 2,238 crore given to a Dubai-based company, Atlas Global Trading FZC, and transfer the distribution of the domestic formulation business to a subsidiary from a separate entity.

Sun Pharma said the company’s consolidated balance sheet had receivables of Rs 2,238 crore from a non-related party. “This liability was in respect of Atlas assuming the damages on account of Protonix patent litigation settlement entered by Sun Pharma, which was disclosed ...

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First Published: Wed, January 23 2019. 00:01 IST