Announced Fri, 20 Feb · 19:03 IST

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd has submitted to  the Exchange a copy of Detailed public statement in terms of Regulation 3(1) and 4 Read with Regulations 13(4), 14(3), 15(2) and other applicable Regulations, of the securities and Exchange Board of India (SAST) Regulations, 2011 as amended, to the public shareholders of the company.

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AI summary

The Magnum Ice Cream Company HoldCo 1 Netherlands B.V., together with its PACs (Magnum ICC Finance B.V. and The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.), has launched a mandatory open offer to buy up to 61.09 crore equity shares (26% of voting capital) of Kwality Wall's (India) Limited from public shareholders at INR 21.33 per share, aggregating up to INR 1,303 crore. This follows a Share Purchase Agreement (June 25, 2025) under which the Acquirer is buying a 61.90% controlling stake from seven Unilever group entities for EUR 278.55 million (~INR 2,998 crore). Kwality Wall's was itself created by demerging HUL's ice cream business on a 1:1 share basis (effective December 1, 2025) and began trading on BSE/NSE only on February 16, 2026. Post-transaction, Unilever group sellers will lose promoter status and move to the public category, while Magnum Ice Cream Company (the Unilever-spinoff now listed in Amsterdam, London and New York as MICC, owner of Magnum, Wall's and Ben & Jerry's) will become the new promoter.

Likely market impact

Public shareholders of Kwality Wall's can tender their shares at INR 21.33 in cash during the offer period. The deal signals a complete change of control in India's listed ice cream business, shifting ownership from the Unilever/HUL group to the newly independent Magnum Ice Cream Company, which may drive strategic and operational restructuring going forward.