RBI has approved Avenir Investment RSC’s proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Sammaan Capital, the company said on Tuesday. Avenir Investment RSC is owned and controlled by Abu Dhabi’s...
Gilead Sciences buys autoimmune biotech Ouro Medicines for $2.2bn
Gilead Sciences is buying autoimmune disease biotech Ouro Medicines for nearly $2.2bn as the drugmaker kick-starts a dealmaking spree emboldened by its near-record share price. The California-based company will pay...
Kotak Bank set to acquire Deutsche’s retail business in Rs 4,500-crore deal
Kotak Mahindra Bank is one step closer to acquiring the India retail business of Deutsche Bank in a deal valued at about Rs 4,500 crore after being selected as the preferred buyer, multiple people familiar with the...
Enterprise AI firm C5i buys UK’s Datavid in $45-50 million all-cash deal
Artificial intelligence and analytics firm C5i has acquired UK-based data and AI company Datavid for an undisclosed sum, marking its third acquisition. Sources aware of the deal said the all-cash transaction was valued...
Nazara Technologies to acquire 50% stake in Spain-based Bluetile, BestPlay for $100 million
Gaming and technology firm Nazara Technologies on Wednesday said it will acquire a 50% controlling stake in Spain-based gaming studio Bluetile Games and its in-house engagement platform BestPlay Systems for $100.3...
Varun Beverages to acquire South African firm Crickley Dairy
Varun Beverages on Tuesday said its South African subsidiary Bevco will acquire Crickley Dairy Proprietary for Rs 131.47 crore. The Beverage Company Proprietary Ltd (Bevco) “has executed an agreement dated March...
Strides Pharma to acquire Sandoz branded generics portfolio to expand Africa business
Strides Pharma International AG, a step‑down subsidiary of Bengaluru-based Strides Pharma Science, has entered into definitive agreements with Sandoz AG, Switzerland and its group entities for the acquisition and...
Camlin Fine Sciences postpones acquisition of balance stake in Vinpai
Camlin Fine Sciences (CFSL) has completed the acquisition of on 27 November 2025, by way of contribution in kind, of a majority stake in the share capital of Vinpai (ISIN: FR001400AXT1; mnonique: ALVIN) representing...
Jindal Steel’s Thyssenkrupp buy talks in gridlock, a new suitor stirs the pot
Six months after steel magnate Naveen Jindal made an unsolicited bid to acquire the steel assets of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp AG, the two sides have hit an impasse over three key sticking points, according to two people...
JSW, ST Telemedia among firms eyeing stake in Vodafone Idea
Singapore-based ST Telemedia and India’s JSW Group have joined a few domestic and global investors that are in discussions with Vodafone Idea (Vi) for acquiring a potential stake, people aware of the matter said. The...
SBI ties up with MUFG Bank to finance M&A, aviation and real estate deals
State Bank of India has entered into a strategic partnership with MUFG Bank to collaborate on financing mergers and acquisitions, aviation and real estate projects to support Indian and global clients, the lenders said...
US beauty major Estee Lauder to acquire Ayurveda brand Forest Essentials
American beauty major, the Estée Lauder Companies, is set to acquire Forest Essentials. Estée Lauder said it has entered into an agreement to buy out the remaining 51 per cent stake in the Indian luxury Ayurveda brand...
