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Get filing alertsIngredion completes $165M sale of 51% stake in Pakistan subsidiary Rafhan Maize
Filed June 30, 2026 · Period ending June 30, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Ingredion received $165 million cash for its 51% controlling stake in Rafhan Maize, a Pakistan-based starch and glucose manufacturer that generated $250 million in net sales in 2025.
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Ingredion retains a 20% minority interest in Rafhan Maize with a put option exercisable starting in year five, providing an exit mechanism for the remaining stake.
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The Nishat Group acquired 78% total ownership including Ingredion's stake plus shares from other minority holders, becoming the majority owner.
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Ingredion and Rafhan Maize established ongoing commercial agreements: Rafhan will continue manufacturing and supplying products to Ingredion affiliates, while Ingredion will supply specialty products to Rafhan for Pakistan distribution.
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Summary
Ingredion completed the sale of its majority stake in Rafhan Maize Products, a Pakistan-based manufacturer of industrial starches and glucose products, to the Nishat Group for $165 million in cash. The transaction converts Ingredion's 51% controlling interest into a 20% minority position while generating significant proceeds.
Rafhan Maize, which was not part of a reportable segment, generated approximately $250 million in net sales in 2025. The deal includes protective provisions for Ingredion's remaining stake: a shareholders agreement grants a put option exercisable beginning in year five, allowing Ingredion to exit its minority position on defined terms.
Additionally, the parties established commercial agreements to maintain business continuity—Rafhan will continue manufacturing and supplying products to Ingredion affiliates, while Ingredion will supply specialty products to Rafhan for distribution in Pakistan. For investors, this represents a strategic exit from a non-core asset that generates cash while preserving commercial relationships and providing optionality on the remaining stake. The $165 million proceeds can be redeployed toward higher-priority investments or returned to shareholders.
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On June 30, 2026, Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”) completed the previously announced sale of 51% of the issued share capital of Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd. (“Rafhan Maize”), a Pakistan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial starches, liquid glucose, dextrose, dextrin, gluten meals and related products, to a group of affiliated purchasers led by Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited (collectively, the “Purchaser”), all of which are affiliates of the Nishat Group, a diversified group of companies headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan (the “Transaction”).
Ingredion closed the sale of its majority stake in Rafhan Maize, a Pakistan-based starch and glucose manufacturer, to the Nishat Group. This transaction converts Ingredion's controlling interest into a minority position while generating significant cash proceeds.
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As part of the Transaction, the Purchaser acquired approximately 78% of the outstanding shares of Rafhan Maize, inclusive of Ingredion’s approximately 51% ownership interest. Following completion of the Transaction, Ingredion retains an approximately 20% minority ownership interest in Rafhan Maize.
The Nishat Group acquired approximately 78% of Rafhan Maize total shares, including Ingredion's 51% stake plus shares from other minority holders. Ingredion now holds approximately 20% as a minority investor, down from majority control.
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In connection with the Transaction, Ingredion and the Purchaser entered into a shareholders agreement governing Ingredion’s continuing minority investment in Rafhan Maize that provides Ingredion with, among other rights, a put option exercisable beginning in the fifth year following closing.
Ingredion secured a put option exercisable starting in year five, allowing it to sell its remaining 20% stake to the Nishat Group. This provides an exit mechanism and downside protection for Ingredion's minority position.
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