Acquisition History / Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) / J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) Acquires J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
Announced January 2020 — $202.5M
What happened
Listed Mumbai pharma company; KKR bought ~54% from the Mody family Acquired through Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments), a vehicle of KKR. distinct from the 2025 Torrent Pharmaceuticals / J.B. Chemicals row already recorded: this is KKR's original 2020 buyout of the company through Tau Investment Holdings Pte Ltd Source: https://www.sebi.gov.in/statistics/open-offers/mar2021.html
- Target
- J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Announced
- January 2020
- Price
- $202.5M
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Buyer type
- Private equity
- Fund vehicle
- Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments)
- Backing investors
- KKR
- Status
- Closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) acquire J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited?
Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) acquired J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited on January 2020. This was Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments)'s 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 1 we have on record.
How much did Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) pay for J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited?
Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) paid $202.5M for J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited.
What does J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited do?
Listed Mumbai pharma company; KKR bought ~54% from the Mody family Acquired through Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments), a vehicle of KKR. distinct from the 2025 Torrent Pharmaceuticals / J.B. Chemicals row already recorded: this is KKR's original 2020 buyout of the company through Tau Investment Holdings Pte Ltd Source: https://www.sebi.gov.in/statistics/open-offers/mar2021.html
What other Pharmaceuticals companies has Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments) acquired?
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited is Tau Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with Tau Holdco and KKR Asia III Fund Investments)'s only publicly tracked acquisition in Pharmaceuticals so far.
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