Rallis buys 22.8% stake in ZWAO

Tata Group firm Rallis India announced acquisition of 22.8 per cent stake in the Maharashtra-based Zero Waste Agro Organics Pvt Ltd (ZWAOPL) for Rs 10 crore.

Early this year, Rallis had entered into the definitive agreements for the acquisition of ZWAOPL.

"Rallis completed the first closing in terms of the agreements by acquiring the first tranche of shares comprising 22.8 per cent of the equity,” the company statement said.

In the first phase, Rallis will invest Rs 10 crore for acquiring 22.8 per cent shares in ZWAOPL. Of which, Rs 5 crore would be invested in the company and rest Rs 5 crore for purchase of shares from the current shareholders, it said.

ZWAOPL will be a subsidiary of Rallis, which has rights to raise its stake to 51 per cent in this new firm in a year’s time as per the definitive agreements, it added.

Announcing the development, V Shankar, Managing Director, Rallis India said, “With this acquisition, Rallis has further strengthened its product portfolio with organic manure and soil conditioner products....”

Rallis further said it will also have exclusive sales and marketing arrangements with ZWAOPL for domestic and international markets.