The current regulatory environment is dynamic, and changing constantly at a rapid pace to propel India Inc., with ease of doing business being the sole motto. In the quest to improve its global ranking in ease of doing...
Global M&A volume drops in third-quarter as trade tensions loom
Global mergers and acquisitions dropped to $783 billion in the third quarter, down 35 percent from the prior quarter, as the escalating trade dispute between the United States and China cast a shadow on the financial...
Japan Inc’s global push drives Asia M&As, offsets China slowdown
Japan M&A volumes are set to break a 19-year-old record and steal the spotlight in Asia this year from cooling Chinese deals, led by blockbuster takeovers such as Takeda Pharma’s $62 billion swoop on British...
Global M&A activity drops 35% to $783 bn in Q3 on US-China trade tensions
Global mergers and acquisitions dropped to $783 billion in the third quarter, down 35 per cent from the prior quarter, as the escalating trade dispute between the United States and China cast a shadow on the financial...
High on M&As, JSW builds talent pool
The $13-billion JSW Group, which is in an acquisitive mode, is refurbishing its workplace culture to attract talent. The group has taken a significant salary reset to increase compensation by 25-30% in junior- and...
Deal-making spree keeps investors upbeat about European M&A revival
The $40 billion takeover of British broadcaster Sky (SKYB.L) and other new deals in Europe have broken a summer lull to bolster investor optimism over an M&A revival in the region. Europe has not traditionally been...
Hungry for more deals in US, Europe and India: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the billionaire chairman of the acquisitive Indian conglomerate that bears his name, said he was hungry for more deals after creating the nation’s biggest mobile-phone operator. His Aditya Birla...
M&A activity in August drops to an 8-month low on fewer mega deals
Activity on India’s deal street seemed somewhat muted in August, with the total value of transactions dropping to an eight-month low $634 million (33 deals), thanks mainly to fewer big-tickets deals. Overall M&A...
Once-in-a-life deals fuel $100-billion mergers-and-acquisitions boom
The biggest mergers-and-acquisitions (M&As) boom in Indian history has investment bankers preparing for even more deal-making to come. Transactions involving Indian companies have reached $104.5billion in 2018...
M&A sees highest quarterly deal value of $34.8 bn, 19% jump in Q2 CY18
Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity in India saw a 19 per cent growth in terms of deals during the second quarter of 2018. The number of deals during the second quarter of 2018 calendar year stood at 273. In value...
India’s M&A activity sees no growth in many years
India’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity was near-stagnant between 2009-10 and 2017-18, shows data collated by PwC India. The data was part of a report released at an event organized by the Confederation of...
Rising M&As can be a warning sign
How long can the economy keep humming along? Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s economic advisor, believes that the good times are here to stay for the foreseeable future. He declared last week that growth could...
