Demergers were an American invention of the 1920’s and became common since the 1950’s. The corporate demerger is one of the several ways through which a firm may divest a division and improve its focus. A...
Adani Power Ramps Up Capacity
Adani Power Ltd (APL), the country’s largest private sector power generation company, has acquired Lanco Infratech’s Udupi plant for Rs 6,000 crore. The installed capacity of the plant is 1,200 MW. APL’s installed...
Clariant’s Acquisition Of Plastichemix : A Lesson For India Inc
In order to consolidate its position in the chemicals business, Mumbaibased Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. (CCIL), a specialty chemical major had acquired Gujaratbased Masterbatches maker...
The BlackBerry’s Story
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED (RIM): The company was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act on March 1984, head-quarter at Canada. A global leader in wireless innovation revolutionized the mobile industry with...
Holcim Partial Exit—Innovative Structure
The cement industry is literally the building block of a nation. A country’s cement output is considered one of the primary indicators of its level of economic development. In a recent development Holcim, one of the...
Synergy Arising From Yahoo! Acquiring Tumblr
Yahoo has acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash – roughly a quarter of the purchase price The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators...
Marico Spins Out Kaya
Marico spins out Kaya Marico Packaged consumer goods have demerged its services business Kaya into a separate listed firm as a part of the business restructuring process. The company will create two separate companies...
Antitrust laws- A Study
Antitrust laws play an important role in ensuring that corporate transactions such as Mergers & Acquisitions have the benefit of competitive prices and quality of goods and services. The antitrust laws accomplish...