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Winro Commercial India Ltd on Tuesday offloaded shares of Sheela Foam, the maker of popular mattress brand Sleepwell, for Rs 93 crore through an open market transaction. According to the block deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Winro Commercial India sold more than 8.34 lakh shares at an average price of Rs 1,114 apiece. This took the deal value to Rs 92.97 crore. These shares were purchased by Blue Diamond Properties Pvt Ltd at the same price. Shares of Sheela Foam fell 0.49 per cent to close at Rs 1,136 per piece on the NSE. In July, Sheela Foam Ltd said it will acquire a 94.66 per cent stake in Kurlon Enterprises Ltd (KEL) for Rs 2,150 crore.
Sheela Foam Ltd, the maker of popular mattress brand Sleepwell, on Monday said it will acquire a 94.66 per cent stake in Kurlon Enterprises Ltd for Rs 2,150 crore. The company also said it will acquire a 35 per cent stake in online furniture firm House of Kieraya Pvt Ltd for Rs 300 crore. The company's board at its meeting held on July 17, 2023, has approved the acquisition of Kurlon Enterprise Ltd and House of Kieraya Pvt Ltd, Sheela Foam said in a regulatory filing. "The company is acquiring 94.66 per cent of KEL's (Kurlon Enterprises Ltd ) share capital at an equity valuation of Rs 2,150 crore, subject to customary adjustments for net working capital, debt and surplus cash, if any," it said. KEL deals mainly in the manufacture and marketing of foam and coir-based home comfort products across the 'sit and sleep' categories like mattresses, furniture cushions, pillows and coverings. It was established in 1962 as Karnataka Coir Products, part of South India-based Pai family busine