Warburg Pincus arm trims Apollo Tyres stake for US$159.6M
What's the deal? Warburg Pincus divested a 4.25% stake in Apollo TyresDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → for US$159.6M through open market transactions on Thursday. The US private equity firm, via its arm Emerald Sage InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, sold 2,70,10,000 shares at an average of US$5.91 apiece.
Who's buying? Institutional investors stepped in at the same price. ICICI Prudential Mutual FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → led, picking up more than 1.9 crore shares — a 3% stake — for US$112.7M.
SBI Life InsuranceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → acquired 56.32 lakh shares for US$33.3M, while Bajaj Life InsuranceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → bought 22.98 lakh shares for US$13.6M.
The numbers: After the sale, Emerald Sage's holding in the Gurugram-based tyremaker fell to 5.68% from 9.93%. Apollo Tyres shares rose marginally to close at US$6.04 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Why now? The exit follows strong quarterly results. Apollo Tyres reported a multi-fold jump in consolidated net profit to US$47.4M for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from US$1.75M a year earlier.
That prior figure included a US$37.1M after-tax hit from restructuring and impairment of its Netherlands plant. Revenue rose to US$1B from US$891M.
The signal: This is Warburg Pincus's second recent trim. In May 2024, its arm White Iris InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → sold a 3.54% stake for US$145.7M, pointing to a steady wind-down of its long-held position.
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