Deals including the acquisition of online retailer Flipkart by American shopping giant Walmart made this the biggest year for mergers and acquisitions involving Indian companies on record. The total value of...
Won’t be surprised by big M&A deals in India in 2019: BofAML’s Raj Balakrishnan
It’s been a blockbuster year so far for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in India with the total transaction value crossing the $100 billion-mark, led by corporate acquisitions, as well as private equity-led buyouts...
Insolvency bids: Defaulting winners may land in jail
Concerned over several instances of successful bidders under the insolvency resolution process for stressed companies failing to make the promised payments on time — the most prominent one being that of UK-based Liberty...
M&A, PE deal volumes rise 11% in October; values increase marginally: GrantThornton
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) deal volumes increased 11% in October compared to the same period last year while deal values recorded a marginal increase of 3%, a Grant Thornton report...
Cabinet clears ordinance to amend Companies Act
The Union cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for promulgation of an ordinance to bring amendments to the Companies Act 2013. The amendments are largely in line with recommendations of a panel headed by corporate...
Demergers fail to unlock value; shareholders’ wealth hit post-restructuring
Demergers, which are expected to unlock shareholder value, have not worked in favour of shareholders if recent examples are to be considered. A sample of six of the last seven demergers that came into effect since 2017...
More distressed Merger & Acquisition deals in pipeline: Report
Post the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), there has been a significant increase in the number of quality assets available at attractive valuations, providing further impetus to an already hot market for M&As in...
Outbound activity drives Merger and Acquisition’s robust growth in Q3 of 2018
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal values recorded a 5.3-times increase year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter of calendar year 2018 (Q32018) driven by outbound activity, according to a dealtracker report by Grant...
Corporate India’s Jan-Sept M&A deal tally touches $76.03 billion: Report
Corporate India announced merger and acquisitions (M&As) worth $ 11.5 billion in the third quarter of this year, following which the January-September deal tally stood at $ 76.03 billion, says a report...
A stabilizing Indian economy driving M&A deals in India
Today, a key priority for many business leaders is to look for growth opportunities that will help scale up their organization. A plethora of growth drivers like advancements in technology and globalization, digital...
Supreme Court bars litigation on resolution plans before submission to NCLT
In the course of its order on Essar Steel, which is undergoing the insolvency proceedings, the Supreme Court on Thursday forbade litigations from any stakeholder over a resolution plan before it is approved by...
M&As poised to cross $100 billion-mark in 2018
The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving Indian companies more than doubled in the first nine months of 2018 to a shade below the $100 billion mark. M&A deals worth $99.7 billion were reported...
