Radiant Life Care submitted a binding offer to acquire Fortis hospital in Mumbai's Mulund area for enterprise valuation of Rs 12 billion
IHH has also demanded that it be given the right to appoint two directors on the board of Fortis
Last week, Sunil Munjal and the Burmans revised their offer of Rs 12.5 billion to Rs 15 billion
The hospital operator formed an expert panel to evaluate the proposals and make a final recommendation by April 26, when the board will make a decision, Fortis said Thursday
With Fortis board deciding that it would only consider binding bids in its April 26 meeting, Radiant's offer might not be taken up for approval
The investors have demanded the appointment of Suvalaxmi Chakraborty and Ravi Rajagopalan on the board
The committee, which will be chaired by PwC India's former chairman and CEO Deepak Kapoor, will oversee the evaluation process and give its recommendation to the board in a meeting on Apr 26
Fortis informed BSE that the board of directors of the company had received an unsolicited non-binding expression of interest from IHH Healthcare Berhad
The exact reason behind the call for removal of the existing members could not be known
The board of directors of Fortis Healthcare will meet on Thursday to decide on investment offers received by the hospital chain so far
East Bridge Capital Master Fund, a foreign portfolio investor, is the second-largest shareholder with 5.74 per cent stake
The company's statement comes hours after Malaysia's IHH Healthcare said Fortis has expressed inability to engage with it over its offer to acquire the Indian healthcare firm at up to Rs 160 per share
The offer from IHH Healthcare comes a day after Sunil Kant Munjal-led Hero Enterprise Investment Office and Burman Family Office offered to invest Rs 12.5 billion in the healthcare chain
Propose Rs 12.5 bn investment to meet hospital's urgent financial needs
Speaking to Business Standard, Sunil Kant Munjal, chairman, Hero Enterprise, said they are investing in Fortis for the long term
ICRA said it has downgraded ratings of debt instruments of Fortis Hospitals Ltd (FHsL) following the revision in ratings assigned to FHL
Fortis Healthcare notified the stock exchange that it had received an unsolicited binding offer, which was under consideration
The court listed the matter for further hearing on April 25
The stock dipped 10% to Rs 128, extending its Tuesday's 4% decline , after the company said that it has decided to demerge hospital business into Manipal Hospitals.
The stock dipped 3.5% to Rs 142, falling 8% from intra-day high of Rs 154 on the BSE