The ministries of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and corporate affairs are weighing proposals to relax merger and acquisition (M&A) rules for smaller enterprises to push them to gain scale and reduce...
Merger mania: Will big listed companies get to skip the company court?
The Centre may consider eliminating mandatory approval from the company law court in the merger and demerger of local listed firms, two people aware of the discussions in said, over eight years after it allowed the...
Resolution plans with mergers need CCI clearance before CoC approval: SC
The Supreme Court bench, by a majority of 2:1, has ruled that approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for corporate insolvency resolution plans involving mergers and acquisitions must be secured before the...
India saw $116 billion deals in 2024
India’s deal activity saw a robust improvement in calendar year 2024, which saw total deal value across mergers and acquisitions, private equity, IPOs and QIPs touching $116 billion, according to Grant...
Japanese M&A interest makes a strong comeback in 2024
Top Japanese conglomerates and investment firms are ploughing money into India, putting unsavoury episodes of the past behind them. While Japan’s SoftBank has been investing in Indian startups for years, the...
New rules for mergers involving foreign firms announced: What this means
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced important regulatory changes for companies involved in mergers and amalgamations, particularly in cases involving foreign entities. According to the new rules, any...
Global deals worth more than ₹2,000 crore under CCI lens from Tuesday
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) notified on Monday that global mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving digital entities where the deal value is more than ₹2,000 crore and including companies with...
In India, some mergers and acquisitions are more equal than others. Just look at ICICI Securities case
Amid the ongoing row between a New York-based short seller and the Indian market regulator, a completely different controversy is brewing. It involves the country’s second-most-valuable bank, and its plan to swallow up...
Global M&A transaction value rises in first half of 2024 despite fewer deals: S&P Report
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have seen a notable increase in total transaction value during the first half of 2024, despite a decrease in deal volumes, according to S&P Global Market...
Dealmakers optimistic on global M&A prospects despite sluggish growth
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity grew at a sluggish pace in the second quarter, yet many dealmakers are upbeat, forecasting transactions will pick up in the second half of 2024. Stubbornly high...
Reverse mergers gain ground on the expressway to public markets
Precision Containeurs Ltd, a publicly listed maker of steel and plastic containers, had been defunct for about a decade when it blipped on the radar of Daman-based East India Drums and Barrels Manufacturing. In May last...
IBBI issues new guidelines to streamline process of appointing IPs as resolution professionals
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has issued a new set of guidelines to streamline the process for appointing insolvency professionals (IPs) as interim resolution professionals, liquidators, and...
