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Stocks of Nykaa's parent company jump 6.5% after reports of likely block deal

Stocks of Nykaa's parent company jump 6.5% after reports of likely block deal

| @indiablooms | 23 Aug 2024, 06:20 pm

Mumbai: Nearly 4.09 crore shares, representing a 1.43 percent stake in Nykaa's parent company, FSN E-commerce, were traded in a block deal, with pre-IPO investor Harindarpal Singh Banga likely being the seller, Moneycontrol reported.

Following the transaction, shares of the beauty and personal care platform jumped by 6.5 percent. By 1:17 pm, Nykaa's stock was trading over 8 percent higher at Rs 228 on the NSE.

The identities of the buyers and sellers could not be immediately confirmed, the report said.

However, CNBC-TV18 had reported on August 22 that Harindarpal Singh Banga, a pre-IPO investor, was looking to sell up to a 1.4 percent stake, offering it at a floor price of Rs 198 per share.

As of the end of the June quarter, Harindarpal Singh held a 6.4 percent stake in FSN E-commerce Ventures, equivalent to 18.28 crore shares.

The CNBC-TV18 report also indicated that the block deal would trigger a 45-day lock-in period for any further stake sales.

The Moanycontrol report said, citing Forbes Magazine that Harindarpal Singh Banga, a commodities billionaire and chairman of Caravel Group, ranks among the Top 50 richest individuals in Hong Kong, with a net worth of $2.9 billion as of August 2024,

Other prominent pre-IPO investors in Nykaa include Narotam Sekhsaria, Sunil Kant Munjal, Mala Gaonkar, Steadview Capital, and TPG Growth.

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