Merger News
KKR buys out Avendus’ Vohra at ₹11,500 cr valuation, paves the way for full sale
KKR’s acquisition of the 6% stake in Avendus Capital, valuing the firm at ₹11,500 crore, facilitates a potential sale of the financial services company, which the PE giant previously invested in significantly since 2015.
2 min read10 Dec 2025India to see increased momentum in cross-border deals and IPOs in 2026: JP Morgan
At a round table on Tuesday, senior executives at JP Morgan also highlighted investors' growing appetite to do bigger deals in India with the goal of picking up controlling stakes in assets.
4 min read9 Dec 2025Paramount made a hostile bid for Warner after Netflix deal. What happens next?
Warner has until Dec. 22 to decide the fate of its existing $72 billion deal.
4 min read9 Dec 2025As Netflix swoops in to buy Warner Bros, we revisit the studio’s long, twisted journey
The studio’s latest M&A deal is different than the ill-fated AOL-Time Warner merger, but it’s not without precedent.
4 min read7 Dec 2025Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion
But the deal will likely face strong antitrust scrutiny in Europe and the US as it would give the world's biggest streaming service ownership of a rival that is home to HBO Max and boasts nearly 130 million streaming subscribers.
2 min read5 Dec 2025Mint Explainer | How Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG will change Indian advertising
The biggest advertising industry deal has created the biggest media and advertising holding company in the world. How will it change things in India and the world at a time of deep turmoil for the legacy firms running advertising?
3 min read27 Nov 2025Corporate dealmaking is getting bigger and bolder under Trump
A more lax approach to merger enforcement has led to fewer challenges, with companies more willing to pursue deals that combine direct competitors.
4 min read27 Nov 2025RBI’s rulebook for bank-financed buyouts will reshape M&A market dynamics but not leave private credit without a role
RBI’s draft framework for bank-led acquisition finance is pragmatic, well-calibrated and leaves plenty of space for private credit to fund buyouts. In all, Indian acquisition finance is set to become deeper, more diversified and cheaper for the most credit-worthy.
4 min read19 Nov 2025India wants bigger banks to match global giants—But size alone doesn't assure better outcomes
India’s push to create banking giants mirrors its ambition to rise in the global economic rankings. But bigger isn’t necessarily better. Mergers must be guided by sound commercial logic, not policy diktats.
2 min read12 Nov 2025Mega merger alert: Kimberley-Clark to acquire Kenvue for over $40 billion as Tylenol — What's inside the deal?
With the merger, Kimberley-Clark would surpass Unilever to become the second-largest company that sells health and wellness products, after Procter & Gamble Co.
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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