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BNG Investment takes 68% of Sanginita Chemicals after open offer flops

What's the deal? BNG Investment LLC and Anubhav Agarwal have concluded an open offer for Sanginita ChemicalsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Limited, securing a 68% stake through a mix of an open offer, preferential allotment, and a share swap. The open offer, priced at ₹13.55 per share, drew just 9,004 shares against a maximum of 15,689,957 on offer.

How the stake was built: The acquirers used three transaction types. A Share Swap and Share Purchase Agreement, completed on March 20, 2026, brought in 6,578,994 shares, or 10.90% of fully diluted capital.

Sanginita's board then approved a preferential allotment of 34,444,436 shares to BNG Investment — 57.08% of expanded capital — allotted in two tranches on June 9 and June 17, 2026.

Why the low turnout? The open offer targeted 26% of the emerging fully diluted voting capital but saw minimal participation. Only 9,004 shares were tendered and accepted during the June 10 to June 23, 2026 window, with payment settled on June 30.

What changes? The acquirers' aggregate holding now stands at 41,032,434 shares, or 68% of fully diluted voting capital. Public shareholding adjusted to 32%, comprising 19,313,552 shares.

Finshore Management Services Limited managed the offer, and Purva Sharegistry (India) Private Limited acted as registrar. The post-offer advertisement was published on July 7, 2026, under Regulation 18(12) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.

The signal: With the bulk of control secured via preferential allotment rather than the open offer, the takeover shows how acquirers can consolidate majority ownership even when minority holders decline to tender.

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