Washington-based Carlyle Group has invested $20 million in Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company Claris Lifesciences Limited to fund its Rs 190 crore (Rs 1.9 billion) expansion plans.
The Ahmedabad-based Claris Lifesciences has received the United States Food & Drug Administration clearance for its sterile injectable manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad.
Global private equity (PE) major Carlyle is in talks with renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan to acquire a minority stake in his Gurgaon-based multi-super speciality hospital, Medanta -The Medicity.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
Since its peak, the S&P BSE Sensex has dropped nearly 3,000 points.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
'We expect the new government to look into the issue of penalties imposed on technology firms involved in UID related projects.'
