PE firm Kedaara Capital emerges front-runner to buy majority stake in Tynor Orthotics
₹3,500–4,000 crore with existing investor Lighthouse Funds and the promoters set to offload a total of about 60% of their holding,” one of the people cited above said. A second person confirmed the details, adding that this will largely be a secondary transaction.This assumes significance as fast-growing, consumer-facing healthcare companies are attracting strong investor interest, backed by rising insurance penetration, improving affordability and a widening patient base in India’s medical devices sector.In August, Mint first reported that the company had reopened talks and appointed O3 Capital to help with the mandate after discussions with Temasek for a significant minority stake were put on hold in 2024.Tynor’s founder Pushvinder Jit Singh, Lighthouse Funds, Kedaara and O3 Capital did not respond to emails sent on Tuesday.In 2024, Mint had exclusively reported that Singapore-based Temasek was the front-runner to acquire a significant minority stake in the company, outpacing other global private equity firms such as Warburg Pincus and Norwest Venture Partners.The new development comes nearly eight years after Tynor raised $21 million at a post-money valuation of $103.3 million from investors including Lighthouse, Thuasne and Vihome B.V.
in May 2018.Founded in 1993 and run by the second generation of the Singh family, Tynor has a product portfolio of more than 150 items, including body braces, supports, fracture and walking aids, traction kits, advanced knee braces, finger splints, silicone and foot care products, and cervical aids.Tynor’s revenues rose to ₹495.5 crore in FY24 from ₹394.1 crore a year earlier. Profits increased to ₹73.4 crore from ₹50.9 crore in FY23, according to data from market intelligence provider
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