Torrent Invests Rs 188 Crore To Buy 75% Stake In PurO Wellness

New Delhi: Torrent has invested Rs 188 crore to acquire a 75 per cent stake in healthcare start-up PurO
Wellness.

"Torrent Ltd, the promoting holding company of Torrent Group, has invested Rs 188 crore... Ruchir Modi, founder and director of PurO Welness has invested Rs 62 crore which brings a total of Rs 250 crore as seed funding for this start-up initiative," PurO Wellness said in a statement. 

"With this development, the Torrent Group will now own 75 per cent and Ruchir Modi (will hold) 25 per cent stake in this new venture."

Based in Mumbai, PurO Wellness is a healthcare start-up founded by former Torrent Pharmaceuticals executive director Ruchir Modi. The main focus of the company is on producing organic food ingredients.

PurO will soon launch its SoLite range of products.

Torrent Pharmaceuticals is the flagship company of the Torrent Group.