FIRSTCRYBrainbees Solutions Ltd.
Brainbees Solutions' Globalbees lifts stake in Better & Brighter to 100% for ₹16 crore
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Consumer goods and household products
Reviewed byKeshav SehgalBlacklitt Research
Brainbees Solutions (NSE: FIRSTCRY) said in a filing on 03 Nov 2026 that its material subsidiary Globalbees Brands has acquired an additional 42% stake in Better & Brighter Homecare, a step-down subsidiary, for ₹16.26 crore in cash, raising its holding from 58% to 100%.
Key highlights
- Additional stake acquired: 42%
- Holding after acquisition: 100%, up from 58%
- Acquisition cost: ₹16.26 crore in cash
- Better & Brighter turnover FY 2025-26: ₹8.83 crore
The acquisition in numbers
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Acquirer | Globalbees Brands Private Limited, a material subsidiary |
| Target | Better & Brighter Homecare Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary |
| Stake acquired | 42.00% additional shareholding, from other existing shareholders |
| Holding | 58% before, 100% after, including shares held by a nominee of Globalbees |
| Consideration | Cash, ₹16.26 crore |
| Date of acquisition | 03 Nov 2026 |
| Related party | Arm's length; no interest of group companies, promoters or directors beyond shareholding and common directorship |
What the target does and its size
Better & Brighter was incorporated in India on 11 Jun 2009 and deals in moisture absorbers under the brand name Absorbia. The company says the brand is sold through several Globalbees subsidiaries, which recognise the revenue, and that the Absorbia brand generated turnover of more than ₹20.73 crore in FY 2025-26 across those subsidiaries combined.
Better & Brighter's own turnover was ₹8.83 crore in FY 2025-26, down from ₹14.38 crore in FY 2024-25 and up from ₹10.04 crore in FY 2023-24. Its net worth was ₹9.66 crore for FY 2025-26.
Price against the target's net worth
The ₹16.26 crore cost is about 1.7 times the target's FY 2025-26 net worth of ₹9.66 crore, and about 1.8 times its FY 2025-26 turnover of ₹8.83 crore. The filing gives no valuation basis for the price, so the reason the price was set at this level is not known from the filing.
What the Better & Brighter stake means for Brainbees Solutions' shareholders
Globalbees now holds the whole of Better & Brighter, so the target's business sits fully within the group. The acquisition was made under a Shareholders Agreement dated 22 Oct 2021, and the filing gives no separate approvals or further payment dates.
The filing does not say who the other shareholders who sold their stake were, what price per share was paid, or how the deal changes the group's consolidated results. Whether the company will make further payments is not stated.
Filed with BSE on . Reference: Original filing (PDF)
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