India plans to raise as much as $10 billion from its first overseas sovereign bond because there’s huge appetite for its debt in the foreign market, according to a top finance ministry official. “It’s a cautious...
APAC M&A activity in first half of 2019 slows to 1,525, lowest since 2013
Merger and acquisition activity in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, moderated significantly during the first-half of 2019, amid an escalating US-China trade and technology war, a Mergermarket report said. The...
Promoter stake sales via OFS route at a 4-year high
Promoter stake sales through the offer for sale (OFS) route in listed Indian companies hit a near four-year high in the first six months of calendar year 2019, driven by foreign strategic investors and debt-related...
U.S. dominates second-quarter global M&A as mega deals roll on
Mega deals set the pace for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) globally in the second quarter of 2019, as large U.S. companies defied trade row jitters and seized on strong equity and debt capital markets to agree on...
63% Indian IT decision makers see cyber security as major M&A hurdle: study
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in India are most prone to cyber security threats in the IT (information technology) space, a study reveals. About 63 per cent of IT decision makers (ITDM) out of the 372...
Unicorns outpace technology companies in acquisitions
The top unicorns—shorthand for startups with valuations of $1 billion or more—in India are also the most acquisitive. Among other things, it indicates how many of these companies have used mergers and acquisitions...
Next trade-war casualty may be mergers and acquisitions market
Already, one megadeal is at risk because of the US-China trade spat: a massive order by Chinese airlines for Boeing planes that may be worth more than $30 billion. A Bloomberg News story on Wednesday detailed how...
M&A deals decline in Q1CY19, PE activity remains robust: EY India
After a record year for Indian M&A, deal-makers paused a little in the first quarter of 2019, thanks to a subdued global M&A market. Besides, the uncertainty around general elections results also appear to have...
M&A activity in Jan-Mar quarter fell to 242 deals worth $9.9 bn: EY India
Merger and acquisition activity in India saw a sharp decline in the January-March period, amid subdued global deal market and uncertainty around general election results, according to a report. According to EY’s...
M&A deals in April see 96 per cent decline to $735 million: Report
The value of merger and acquisition deals announced in April stood at $735 million (over Rs 5,100 crore), a decline of 96 per cent against previous year during the same period, as per a report. According to a report by...
PE funds increasingly look for buyout deals in India
Private equity (PE) funds in India are increasingly preferring to take control of the companies in which they are buying stakes. In the past five years, control deals grew at an annual average rate of 50% to $9.9...
Changes, challenges and interpretation of bankruptcy law
According to IBBI report, out of the 1,484 cases admitted for the CIRP, 586 have been closed till December 2018. Next month, it would be 3 years since Parliament enacted the bankruptcy law. There have been hits and...
