In a decisive move aimed at creating a stronger, more competitive corporate environment and enhancing the role of commercial banks in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities in India, the Reserve Bank of India...
Ireland, Finland, others warn against relaxing EU merger rules
Finland, Ireland, the Czech Republic and two Baltic countries have warned against loosening EU merger rules in response to calls by some companies for easier regulatory scrutiny of their deals in order to better compete...
India to revamp M&A rules to protect retail investors, expedite deals
India’s Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) plans to amend its merger and acquisition rules, including barring acquiring companies from offering higher prices or additional compensation to major shareholders...
India to see increased momentum in cross-border deals and IPOs in 2026: JP Morgan
India is expected to see heightened momentum on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs) through 2026 as companies worldwide look to monetise their stakes and take advantage of...
Multibillion-dollar deals fuel pickup in India’s mergers & acquisitions activity
After a lull earlier this year, activity in mergers and acquisitions has picked up in India, led by multibillion-dollar cross-border deals and the involvement of global private equity funds and local firms. Increasingly...
Goldman Sachs Predicts Potential Record-Breaking M&A in 2026
Goldman Sachs Inc. expects a major ramp-up in dealmaking toward the end of the year, with a chance that 2026 proves a record year for M&A. The bank predicts deal flow of around $3.1 trillion globally this year...
How virtual data rooms simplify mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions become important in fast-growing economies like India, as businesses look to expand, consolidate, or attract global investors. With deals worth nearly $85 billion recorded in 2023, India’s...
M&A activity drops 17 pc to $50 billion in January-June 2025
Mergers and acquisitions activity dropped to USD 50 billion in the first half of 2025, down 17 per cent when compared with the year-ago period, a report said on Tuesday. When compared with the July-December 2024 period...
Hailey Bieber’s Rhode brand sold to e.l.f. Beauty in $1 billion deal targeting Gen Z
Model Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty ELF.N for about $1 billion, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become...
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Informatica
Thoma Bravo and Cloud Software Group were part of the five interested buyers of the asset, that person and another person familiar with the process said. Salesforce said it would buy Informatica for about $8 billion...
CCI nod only after CoC: Govt working on amendments to insolvency law
The government may amend the insolvency law to stipulate that a resolution plan will require the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) approval only after it’s endorsed by the committee of creditors (CoC) and not...
Slew of PSU stake sales soon; govt plans to divest 6.5% in LIC in tranches
The government plans to divest a 6.5 per cent stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India in tranches over the next 24 months, while kicking off a slew of share sales in central public-sector enterprises (CPSEs)...
