Acquisitions, Mix-Match Sputnik Light Booster On Dr Reddy’s Menu

Dr Reddy’s indicates it is actively pursuing acquisitions, likely involving relatively smaller assets, across several key markets on the back of a “healthy” balance sheet. It is also progressing plans to position Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light as a booster, which it believes could potentially be “part of life” hereon.

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Dr Reddy's active on deal street • Source: Alamy

Expect mergers and acquisition action, albeit for “smaller assets,” by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. - the front-line Indian firm appears set to seal a deal or so sometime soon, if all goes per plan, going by senior management commentary at its fiscal third quarter earnings announcement.

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