senco gold block deal: SAIF Companions pares round 6% stake in Senco Gold for Rs 433 crore

New Delhi: Hong Kong-based SAIF Companions on Thursday pared a 5.8 per cent stake in jewelry retailer Senco Gold for Rs 432.72 crore by means of an open market transaction. SAIF Companions, by means of its arm SAIF Companions India IV Ltd, bought shares of Kolkata-based Senco Gold on the BSE.

In accordance with the majority deal information obtainable on the BSE, SAIF Companions India IV offloaded 45,07,487 shares, amounting to a 5.8 per cent stake in Senco Gold.

The shares had been disposed of at a median worth of Rs 960.02 apiece, taking the deal worth to Rs 432.72 crore.

After the share sale, SAIF Companions’ shareholding in Senco Gold declined to 4.97 per cent from 10.77 per cent.

In the meantime, India Acorn ICAV, Motilal Oswal Fairness Alternatives Fund Collection-II, Apah Capital Grasp Fund acquired 15.51 lakh shares of Senco Gold at a median worth of Rs 960 apiece. This took the deal worth to Rs 148.94 crore. Particulars of the opposite consumers of Senco Gold’s shares couldn’t be ascertained.

Shares of Senco Gold gained 1.30 per cent to shut at Rs 964.35 per piece on the BSE.