Warburg Pincus arm likely to sell 3.5% stake in Apollo Tyres

White Iris Investment, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus, will sell a 3.5% stake in Apollo Tyres on Wednesday through a block deal to raise Rs 1,040 crore ($ 125 mn), said sources. The deal size is 2.24 crore shares.

The block deal will likely happen at Rs 463.00 per equity share (3.97% discount to Rs 482.15 per share closing price on 21 May 2024). IIFL Securities is the broker for the deal.

In December, White Iris Investment had sold a 4.5% stake in Apollo Tyres for Rs 1,281 crore through multiple block deals.

Shares of Apollo Tyres jumped 7% to Rs 508 last week on the BSE despite the firm reporting a muted set of numbers in the March quarter of FY24.

Tyre major reported a 13.7% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to Rs 354 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. In the corresponding quarter, it posted a net profit of Rs 410.3 crore.

Apollo Tyres Ltd., incorporated in 1972, is a midcap company (market cap of Rs 30,621.39 crore) operating in tyre sector. Promoters held 37.36% stake in the company as of 31st March 2024, while FIIs owned 18.16 per cent, DIIs 21.89 percent.