New Delhi: Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Universal NutriScience (UNS), the company behind the popular Seacod cod liver oil capsule brand, in a proposed transaction valued at around Rs 2,700-2,800 crore. Universal NutriScience was established in 2021 through a partnership between Kedaara Capital and Universal Medicare. The proposed acquisition would also further expand Warburg Pincus' broader healthcare strategy in India. Warburg Pincus recently acquired Integrace Health, following its investments in Koye Pharma and the non-tuberculosis portfolio of Maneesh Pharmaceuticals. The Economic Times reports that Warburg Pincus had emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Universal NutriScience in a proposed transaction valued at around ₹2,700–2,800 crore.