📈 Aravinda de Silva’s Arcasia Holdings to Acquire Controlling Stake in Industrial Asphalts PLC

Arcasia Investment & Trading (Pvt) Ltd, backed by Arcasia Holdings founded by legendary cricketer Aravinda de Silva, alongside ATX Partners (Pvt) Ltd, has entered into binding agreements to acquire a 50.16% controlling stake in Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC. • Transaction Details: The acquiring consortium signed agreements on July 7 to purchase a combined total of 1,880,693,010 ordinary voting shares. • Share Breakdown: The acquisition includes 1,800,693,010 shares (approx. 48.03%) from Executive Director Govindasamy Ramanan and an additional 80,000,000 shares (approx. 2.13%) from Srikumar Balasubramaniyam. • Mandatory Offer Triggered: Because the acquisition crosses the 30% regulatory threshold under the Company Take-overs and Mergers Code 1995, the consortium will launch a mandatory offer to buy all remaining ordinary voting shares. • Next Steps: The final offer price and specific terms will be officially disclosed once the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka grants necessary approvals.