VIP Industries shares jump 15% after promoter Piramal family completes stake sale to Multiples

Piramal family, promoters of luggage manufacturer VIP Industries Ltd., have completed the transfer of their stake to Multiples PE after another large trade took place on Wednesday, December 24. The stock has surged almost 15% in response.As many as 3.68 crore shares or 25.9% of the company’s outstanding equity, changed hands in two large transactions that took place on Wednesday.

In July this year, the promoters of VIP Industries had entered into a share purchase agreement to sell up to 32% stake they own. Multiples Private Equity Fund IV, Multiples Private Equity Gift Fund IV, Samvibhag Securities Pvt. Ltd., Mithun Sacheti and Siddhartha Sacheti, came together to acquire 32% stake in VIP Industries.

The news had also confirmed a CNBC-TV18 newsbreak from July 10.Promoters of VIP Industries had sold the first part of this sale, a 6.2% stake in September this year for ₹343 crore.

Multiples Private Equity Fund had picked up 60 lakh shares for ₹233 crore, while Samvibhag Securities had acquired 22 lakh shares for ₹86 crore. After today’s transaction, the promoter family still owns around 20% stake in the company.

Promoters of VIP Industries had earlier alluded to exploring selling their stake due to a lack of succession.

Shares of VIP Industries are trading 14.4% higher on Wednesday after the transactions at ₹410.25, which is higher than the open offer price from Multiples of ₹388 apiece. The stock is still down 20% so far in 2025.