New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) Sports and athleisure footwear company Campus Activewear on Wednesday said it has acquired land parcel and a building from FMCG major Marico Industries Ltd in Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh.

The all-cash deal was worth Rs 16.70 crore.

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The deal will help Campus Activewear to expand its capacity for the manufacturing of semi-finished goods (sole and /or upper) and assembly of footwear.

This will be financed "partly through Term Loan and Internal Accruals," it said in a regulatory filing.

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This will help in "capacity expansion to meet business growth and increased backward integration". This capacity expansion would be done within one-and-a-half years from April 2023.

In FY22, Campus Activewear's revenue was at Rs 1,194.18 crore.

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