Mergers

Lightspeed India expects about $500 million in cash returns by year-end as private secondaries, M&As, block deals and IPOs broaden exit options for venture investors.

India Inc’s record shows why companies that pursue inorganic growth must also strengthen innovation, technology, talent and operational excellence. Integration is where value gets created when scaling up rapidly through acquisitions.

Goldman Sachs has appointed former JPMorgan executive Chandresh Chheda as managing director and co-head of India investment banking. His appointment comes as India’s IPO, ECM and M&A markets remain strong, with Goldman expanding its dealmaking franchise.

Wolfe Research Chief Investment Strategist Chris Senyek and his team run monthly screens to identify possible targets.

Healthy profits are no longer translating into factories and machinery. Instead, companies are committing capital towards inorganic and overseas expansions as weak domestic demand, spare capacity and global uncertainty delay India's next private investment cycle.

The apex court's recent verdict on the Amazon-Future case has revealed a vulnerability of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to deception in merger reviews. India should tighten its merger control regime.

The acquisition underscores Singapore-based Everstone’s push to back global manufacturing and engineering businesses with significant operations in India and Asia.