Competition Commission of India (CCI) will soon come out with a new set of merger regulations, giving effect to competition law amendments enacted last year, its chairperson Ravneet Kaur said on Monday. Kaur said CCI...
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APRIL Group Acquires Controlling Stake in India’s Leading Consumer Tissue Products Company, Origami
APRIL Group, a leading global producer of fibre, pulp and paper, has acquired a controlling stake in Origami, India’s leading consumer tissue products company, marking its entrance into the fast-growing India tissue and...
No merger but PSB privatization still on cards
The Centre doesn’t have any plans to merge public sector banks (PSBs) in FY25, though it will not ditch plans to privatize PSBs during the fiscal, two people aware of the matter said. “There have been no...
ONGC enters the fray to acquire Ayana Renewable Power
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has entered the fray to acquire a significant majority stake in Ayana Renewable Power Pvt. Ltd, as India’s largest crude and natural gas producer seeks to bulk up its clean energy...
Siemens to demerge and list its energy business
Siemens Ltd on Tuesday said it will demerge and list its energy business, on the lines of a global carve-out by its German parent three years ago. The new company will mirror the shareholding of Siemens Ltd, and...
ChrysCapital invests $100 million in eyecare chain Centre for Sight
Homegrown private equity firm ChrysCapital is set to invest up to $100 million in New Delhi-based Centre for Sight for a “significant” minority stake, in a deal that will value the eyecare chain at $350-400...
NCLT defers ICICI Securities delisting case to July
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has deferred the ICICI Securities case in which non-institutional minority shareholders challenged its delisting and merger with ICICI Bank. The NCLT is now expected to take the...
Vedanta acquires Japan’s AvanStrate, buys additional stake for $78 million
Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd on Friday said it has acquired an additional 46.57% stake in Japanese display major AvanStrate Inc for $78.3 million through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cairn India Holdings Ltd...
Venturi makes a secondary bet on K12 Techno for $27 million
Singapore-based private equity firm Venturi Partners Pte. Ltd has acquired a 5.12% stake in K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd from Navneet Education Ltd for ₹225 crore ($27 million), according to a joint statement from the...
After Aditya Birla, Piramal to merge with private arm
After the Aditya Birla group, it’s now Piramal’s turn. Piramal Enterprises Ltd has decided to merge with its unlisted subsidiary Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd, becoming the second financial institution to...
Eyeing more buyouts, cyber startup Wiz raises $1 billion in private funds
U.S.-Israeli startup Wiz raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the four-year-old cloud cyber security company at $12 billion, as it seeks to do more acquisitions. Wiz, which has raised $1.9 billion...
KKR wins bidding war to acquire medical devices firm Healthium
US private equity firm KKR & Co. has agreed to acquire Bengaluru-headquartered Healthium Medtech Ltd from UK private equity firm Apax Partners for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be made by a special...
