Warburg Pincus sells 2.49 pc stake in PVR for Rs 380 cr

Private equity company Warburg Pincus on Monday divested a 2.49 per cent stake in multiplex-chain company PVR for Rs 380 crore through the open market transactions. Warburg Pincus, through its affiliate Berry Creek Investment Ltd, sold the shares in PVR.

According to the block deal data available with the BSE, Berry Creek Investment sold a total of 24,39,301 shares in three tranches, amounting to 2.49 per cent stake in the firm.

The shares were disposed at an average price of Rs 1,559.35 apiece, taking the transaction value at Rs 380.37 crore.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), SBI MF and Societe Generale - ODI were the buyers of the shares.

As of February 2023, Berry Creek Investment owned a 2.49 per cent stake in the company.

On Monday, shares of PVR closed 1.81 per cent lower at Rs 1,546.60 apiece on the BSE.