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A hostile shareholder stagnated Metropolis Healthcare for a decade
“We had a hostile shareholder who just would block everything in the company and not allow things to progress. For 10 years, the company stagnated significantly because this individual would not allow things to move.”
Ameera Shah took 600 crore rupees in personal debt for Metropolis buyout
“And honestly, this was a very hard decision because it meant me taking something like a 600 crore debt personally at, you know, an age of 35.”
Investors asked 25-year-old Ameera Shah if marriage would end her leadership
“When I was even raising my first round of equity this was 2005, 2006, and I remember the bankers and the investors asking me very clearly, you know, you're 2526 years old. You know, you might be getting married. You'll have kids. Will you stop running this bus…”
Ameera Shah replaced 22 of the top 25 Metropolis executives in 2016
“In 2016, out of my top 25 people, I changed 22.”
Metropolis Healthcare strategically cut international revenue from 15% to 7%
“2016 to 19, we, our international business was 15%, which we exited multiple geographies, and we reduced the international business to seven percent.”
Metropolis board deadlock involved 36% Shah, 27% PE, and 36% hostile investor
“I had only 36% shareholding. My private equity at the time had about 26, 27%, and the other hostile investor had 36%.”
Ameera Shah scaled Metropolis to 120 labs and 2,400 collection centers
“We've gone from having one lab to having today almost a 120 labs and 2400 centers across five countries.”