Singh Bros Agree Religare Sale As Daiichi Settlement Case Roils
Executive Summary
Religare Enterprises, led by Indian tycoons Malvinder and Shivinder Singh who are locked in a bitter arbitration battle with Daiichi Sankyo, has sold off its health insurance unit as it seeks to pare debt and focus on core financial services, in a move the brothers’ lawyers say is designed to raise capital.
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