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Dunearn Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, on Tuesday divested over a 2 per cent stake in restaurant operator Devyani International for Rs 482 crore through an open market transaction. Devyani International is an omnichannel restaurant and the largest franchisee of Yum Brands in India. According to bulk deal data available with BSE, Dunearn Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd offloaded 2,63,29,516 shares, amounting to a 2.18 per cent stake in the company. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 183.11 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 482 crore. However, the buyer(s) of the shares could not be ascertained. Dunearn Investments, a public shareholder in Devyani International held an 8.13 per cent stake in the quick service restaurant operator at the end of the June quarter, shareholding data with the exchange showed. Shares of Devyani International closed 5.20 per cent down at Rs 185.85 on BSE.
Sapphire Foods India Ltd, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets, on Monday said it has raised Rs 933 crore from anchor investors ahead of its IPO rollout on Tuesday. The company has decided to allocate a total of 79,06,473 equity shares to 53 anchor investors at Rs 1,180 apiece, aggregating the transaction size to Rs 932.96 crore, according to a circular uploaded on BSE website. Government of Singapore, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Fidelity Funds, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company and Sundaram Mutual Fund (MF) are among the anchor investors. The initial public offering (IPO) will be entirely an offer of sale (OFS) of 17,569,941 equity shares by promoters and existing shareholders. As a part of the OFS, QSR Management Trust will sell 8.50 lakh shares, Sapphire Foods Mauritius Ltd will offload 55.69 lakh shares, WWD Ruby Ltd will divest 48.46 lakh shares and Ameth