{"id":579114,"date":"2023-01-25T04:15:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T04:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/01\/25\/affirma-capital-stonepine-close-acquisition-of-minority-stake-in-pharma-player-nerhadou\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T04:15:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T04:15:48","slug":"affirma-capital-stonepine-close-acquisition-of-minority-stake-in-pharma-player-nerhadou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/01\/25\/affirma-capital-stonepine-close-acquisition-of-minority-stake-in-pharma-player-nerhadou\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirma Capital, StonePine close acquisition of minority stake in pharma player Nerhadou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-02\"><\/a> <strong>Nerhadou has new minority shareholders:<\/strong> A private equity consortium of <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmacapital.com\/\">Affirma Capital<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonepine-capital.com\/\">StonePine<\/a> has closed its acquisition of a \u201csignificant minority stake\u201d in local pharma and nutraceutical player <a href=\"http:\/\/nerhadou.com\/\">Nerhadou International<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/1\/AffirmaCapital-StonePine.pdf\">a joint statement (pdf)<\/a> out yesterday. The statement did not disclose the size of the stake, but said the transaction was worth USD 20 mn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We first heard of this last year:<\/strong> Yesterday\u2019s acquisition comes <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d95e7c6f-dfea-4c16-a115-7fd83b3fe2d5\">nearly one year<\/a> after the two PE outfits first said they were investing in the company. The interest was driven by the local pharma player\u2019s \u201csizable presence and dominant market share,\u201d the firms said at the time. Nerhadou is also the first in the country to manufacture oral dispersible film (dissolvable meds, an alternative to pills), giving it a first-mover advantage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s in it for Nerhadou: an IPO?<\/strong> \u201cWe are excited to partner with Affirma Capital and StonePine to accelerate Nerhadou\u2019s clear growth trajectory and bring the company to IPO standards,\u201d Nerhadou Chairman Mohsen Shalaby said. The two PE firms would help \u201csolidify our market leadership position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More investments planned?<\/strong> The play for Nerhadou is the first joint investment between the two emerging-market private equity firms in Egypt and is part of a wider joint strategy to invest in the country, the statement said. Affirma Capital and StonePine have opened a HQ in Cairo and appointed a local investment team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>StonePine already knows the market:<\/strong> StonePine ACE Fund \u2014 a joint venture between StonePine Capital Partners and ACE & Company, a Geneva-based global PE fund \u2014 was among the consortium of companies that <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/09\/23\/ci-capital-led-consortium-acquires-60-of-taaleem-for-egp-1-2-bn\/\">acquired a 60% stake<\/a>in Taaleem Management Services in 2019. It has also made an undisclosed investment in funeral services startup Sokna.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADVISORS<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> White & Case was the legal advisor for Affirma Capital and StonePine. ADIB Capital, the investment banking arm of ADIB Egypt, was the lead sell advisor on behalf of Nerhadou, while Al Tamimi & Company were Nerhadou\u2019s legal advisors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nerhadou has new minority shareholders: A private equity consortium of Affirma Capital and StonePine has closed its acquisition of a \u201csignificant minority stake\u201d in local pharma and nutraceutical player Nerhadou International, according to a joint statement (pdf) out yesterday. 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We\u2019re just a few short hours away from the long weekend here in Egypt \u2014 we hope those of you getting time off enjoy it, considering we won\u2019t get another holiday for a while.THE BIG STORY TODAY El Sisi signs cooperation MoUs with India during New Delhi\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/1\/745.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":580882,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/01\/24\/this-evening-pharma-nutraceutical-player-nerhadou-gets-new-minority-shareholders-corruption-shakedown-in-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":579114,"position":3},"title":"THIS EVENING: Pharma, nutraceutical player Nerhadou gets new minority shareholders + Corruption shakedown in Ukraine","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"24 January 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Tuesday \u2014 or almost-THURSDAY-equivalent. We\u2019re officially within arm\u2019s reach of the long weekend, as the nation takes a holiday this Thursday, 26 January in observance of Police Day and the 25 January Revolution. 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