At a time when India is taking strident steps on the global stage, the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry offers tremendous growth potential and exciting investment opportunities not only to domestic investors...
Aditya Birla Group Strengthens Retail Business
In the corporate sector, consolidation is finally gaining momentum as many companies are bringing their businesses under one umbrella. In line with the trend, Aditya Birla group’s Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL) has...
Indian Food & Beverages Sector- Challenges
India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. With the increasingly young and educated middle class, India is expected to become the third largest world economy by 2030, surpassing developed economies like...
Lafarge Holcim Merger Complete
After long deliberations, cement-makers France-based Lafarge and Switzerland-based Holcim decided on new financial terms and leadership to pull through the merger plan as it was almost on the verge of collapse. First...
Annual M&A Happenings 2014-15
Industry-wise break-up of the Schemes filed during the previous year April 2014 to March 2015. Industry TOTAL TOTAL No. of Deals from April 2014 to March 2015 No. of Deals from April 2013 to March 2014 Chemicals 2 4...
Adani Group Restructures for Long‐Term Play
In order to build on its core strength, diversified industrial house Adani Group has restructured its business. Under the newly structured pattern, the group demerged its listed power generation and ports firm spliced...
Sebi-Empanelled Experts To Provide Take On Open Offer Price
Sebi to empanel valuers; but questions remain on compensation, conflicts of interest The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) wishes to empanel experts who can opine on the valuation of shares during...
Taking Healthcare To Greater Heights
Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sectors ‐ both in terms of revenue and employment in the country. The industry comprises hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical...
Carnival Acquires Big Cinemas
Anil Ambani‐led Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. (RMW) and Carnival Cinemas announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of the former’s multiplexes business to Carnival Cinemas Ltd in...
New Companies Act Shall Include Setting Up IEPFA And NFRA
The corporate affairs ministry has charted its road map for full implementation of the new Companies Act that envisages setting up Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and National...
Merger Of Ing Vysya And Kotak Mahindra Bank
The banking industry is largely fragmented in India with more than half of the commercial banks being state-run entities. Also amongst them, only two of them figure among the world’s 100 largest banks. Besides, there...
Mandhana Industries Demerges Retail Business
Textile and apparels manufacturer Mandhana Industries (MIL) announced that it is in the process of demerging its retail business comprising of brand Being Human into an independent entity called ‘Mandhana Retail...