M&A Critique

Thomas Cook’s Sterling Move

Billionaire investor Prem Watsa-backed Thomas Cook India had acquired vacation ownership Sterling Holiday Resorts for Rs 870 crore, marking its foray into the hospitality sector. For Thomas Cook, it was the...

DLF ­ Back To Core

In order to hive off some non­ core business and pare debt, DLF concluded the sale of luxury hospitality chain Aman Resorts for an enterprise value of $358 million (approx Rs 2,230 crore). The country’s...

Aurobindo Pharma Expands Overseas Operations

At a time when Aurobindo Pharma gets nearly two­third of its revenues from abroad, it is quite natural for the company to aggressively expand its operations globally. The company bought Dublin­based Actavis Plc’s...