Cipla acquires 100% stake in South African pharmaceutical company Mirren

The transaction is subject to the approval by the Competition Commission of South Africa.

Share Market News » Cipla has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Mirren, a South African over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor. The transaction is subject to the approval by the Competition Commission of South Africa.

Paul Miller, CEO of Cipla South Africa, said that once approved, the transaction will enhance Cipla's current OTC portfolio, by adding Mirren's well-established brands like Bronco! cough syrup, Coryx, Tensopyn, and Ultimag. This deal will also increase Cipla's local manufacturing footprint.

Lynton Lomas, director of Mirren, said, "The acquisition by Cipla will help to ensure that, the continued growth that the Mirren brands have achieved over the past three years will be sustained. The wellbeing of Mirren's dedicated staff was one of the biggest deciding factors

About Cipla LTD. (CIPLA) - Company History

Cipla Ltd is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India. The company focuses on development of new formulations and has a wide range of pharmaceutical products. The product portfolio includes over 1500 products across wide range of therapeutic categories.Cipla Ltd was incorporated in the year 1935 with the name Chemical Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. Khwaja Abdul Hamied the founder of Cipla gave the company all his patent and proprietary formulas for several drugs and medicines without charging any royalty. On August 17 1935 Cipla was registered as a public limited company with an authorized capital of Rs 6 lakh.In the year 1941 as the Second World War cuts off drug supplies the company starts producing fine chemicals dedicating all its facilities for the war effort. In the year 1952 the company set up first research division for attaining self-sufficiency in technological development. In the year 1960 they started operations at second plant at Vikhroli Mumbai producing fine chemicals with special emphasis on natural products. In the year 1968 the company manufactured ampicillin for the first time in the country. In the year 1972 the company started Agricultural Research Division at Bangalore for scientific cultivation of medicinal plants. In the year 1976 they launched medicinal aerosols for asthma. In the year 1980 the company won Chemexcil Award for Excellence for exports. In the year 1982 the company started operations in their fourth factory at Patalganga Maharashtra. In the year 1984 they developed anti-cancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine in collaboration with the National Chemical Laboratory Pune. Also they won Sir P C Ray Award for developing in-house technology for indigenous manufacture of a number of basic drugs.

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