Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity scaled a six-year high in 2016, with deal value at a record high of $56.2 billion, up 87 percent over a year before. The volume declined marginally by two per cent. The year...
Inbound China M&A takes flight on consumer promise
Overseas acquisitions by Chinese buyers are cooling after two record years as Beijing reins in capital outflows, but deals into China are on the rise, and new rules will make it easier for foreign buyers to tap...
Top Mergers & Acquisitions worldwide
Unilever has rejected a surprise $143-billion takeover bid from US food company Kraft Heinz on Friday, saying it saw no reason to discuss a deal which it said had no financial or strategic merit. If completed, this...
Markets upbeat on M&A turmoil
NEW YORK (IFR) – While bankers were lamenting the collapse of US$88bn in healthcare mergers this week, markets were surprisingly upbeat about the latest upheaval in the sector. Insurance giant Aetna finally threw...
January sees 3-fold rise in M&A deals: report
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the country started the year on a bullish note with deals of around $2.3 billion being signed in January—a nearly three-fold jump over the year-ago period. According to...
Domestic M&A deals to sniff at $49-billion mount by 2019: Report
The domestic deal street is expected to jump nearly three times to over $49 billion by the turn of 2019, says a report. According to global law firm Baker McKenzie, the domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&As) stood...
Bumper start to 2017 pushes British M&A to nine-year high
Britain has had its strongest start to the year for M&A activity since 2008 on the back of a spate of big deals, a sign that some businesses are trying to plan for a more uncertain future outside the European Union...
Disinvestment: Govt pins hopes on PSU stake sales
The government is banking on the highest-ever receipts of Rs 72,500 crore from disinvestment in public sector units (PSUs) to finance social and infrastructure spending and rein in the fiscal deficit at 3.2 percent of...
Budget 2017 clarifies on mutual fund scheme merger
Mutual fund industry is busy deciphering an indecipherable paragraph in Budget 2017. It reads: Consolidation of plans within a scheme of mutual fund Finance Act,2016 amended section 47 of the Act so as to provide tax...
Stricter due diligence may slow Brazil M&A deals this year
Stricter legal and regulatory scrutiny may slow mergers and acquisitions in Brazil this year, compounding the impact of a harsh recession and lingering political turmoil that is keeping buyers and sellers at odds over...
2017 looks like a promising year for M&As
The past year saw mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at its peak as compared to the previous few years. A resilient domestic economy, coupled with healthy capital markets and easing credit conditions, helped...
For M&As, firms will need Sebi nod before approaching courts
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will make it mandatory for listed companies undergoing a merger or acquisition to first take clearance from the market regulator before approaching any court or the...
