Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Poonawalla Acquires 11 Lakh Swiggy Shares
Cyrus Soli Poonawalla, who is the head of the Serum Institute of India, bought a lot of shares of Swiggy, a food delivery company.
He bought 11.235 lakh shares at ₹377 each, which cost him ₹42.35 crore.
This happened in an open-market transaction on the NSE.
Swiggy recently raised a lot of money, ₹10,000 crore, from different investors.
After the purchase, Swiggy's share price was ₹377.80.
Cyrus Soli Poonawalla bought 11.235 lakh shares of Swiggy for ₹42.35 crore.
The shares were purchased at an average price of ₹377 each.
The transaction occurred in an open-market deal on the NSE.
Poonawalla is the Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India.
Swiggy recently raised ₹10,000 crore through a QIP from various investors.
- Who
- Cyrus Soli Poonawalla, Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India
- What
- Purchased 11.235 lakh shares of Swiggy
- When
- January 5, 2026
- Where
- Open-market transaction on NSE
- Why
- Details not explicitly stated in the article
- Buyer
- Cyrus Soli Poonawalla
- Shares Purchased
- 11.235 lakh
- Purchase Price per Share
- ₹377
- Total Purchase Amount
- ₹42.35 crore
- Seller
- Serum Institute of India
- Swiggy's QIP Raised
- ₹10,000 crore
- Swiggy's Share Price at Close
- ₹377.80