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CVC-backed Softex mulls $500m IPO

Bloomberg PT Softex Indonesia, a sanitary product maker backed by PE firm CVC Capital Partners, is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $500 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Tangerang-based company has met with potential advisers for a share sale in Indonesia that could happen as soon as this year, the ...

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Sun Pharma profit halves, chief moved amid scandal

Bloomberg Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s fourth-quarter profit halved from a year ago as the fallout from a corporate governance scandal caused it to take a 10.85 billion-rupee charge ($155.7 million) and led to the brother-in-law of billionaire founder Dilip Shanghvi moving to a non-executive role. Shares rose by as much as 2 percent on Wednesday morning trading as investors cheered ...

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China firm admits it overstated cash holding by $4.3b

Bloomberg One of China’s largest listed drug makers that’s been under a regulatory probe for months said it overstated cash positions after using false documents and transaction records. The stock tumbled by the 5 percent daily limit. Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co, a producer of traditional Chinese medicines, said in a filing that such methods have led to an overstatement of cash ...

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