Thursday, September 20, 2007

Carlyle, Citi eye 15% in Pyramid Saimira


Private equity majors Carlyle Group and Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) are in the race to acquire a 15 per cent equity stake in Pyramid Saimira Theatre, a Chennai-based theatre chain company.

Pyramid Saimira Theatre is offloading a 15 per cent stake to the private equity investors at around Rs 420 to Rs 445 a share, which is nearly 31.6 per cent premium to the current market price of Rs 338.Sources said two more investors were also in talks with the company for the stake.

In addition to the 15 per cent stake in the listed entity, the group was also likely to sell around 15-20 per cent stake in its unlisted production company, Pyramid Saimira Production.

Read more in The Business Standard article.

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