Peak XV Partners, 4 others sell stake worth Rs 1,601 cr in Honasa Consumer

Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), and four others on Thursday divested a 10 per cent stake in Honasa Consumer, which owns Mamaearth brand, for Rs 1,601 crore through open market transactions, while ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and Morgan Stanley acquired stakes in the company.

Peak XV Partners through its arm Peak XV Partners Investments VI, Fireside Ventures through its affiliate Fireside Ventures Investment Fund I, Sequoia Capital Global Growth Fund III-US/ India Annex Fund, Sofina and Stellaris Venture Partners India I sold more than 3.23 crore shares or 10 per cent stake in Honasa Consumer, as per the data.

According to the bulk deal data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Peak XV Partners sold over 1.23 crore shares or 3.81 per cent stake in Honasa Consumer and Fireside Ventures offloaded 65.83 lakh shares or 2.03 per cent stake in Gurugram-based company.

In addition, Brussels-headquartered Sofina Ventures SA divested 60.15 lakh shares ..