Mergers And Acquisition
Volume of deals reaches a high in the eleventh hour of 2020
M&A activity has spiked in 2020's fourth quarterDeal volume continues to recover after being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic earlier in the year
2 min read3 Dec 2020Global VC funding stays flat as Asia lags others in dealmaking
The slowdown in Asia was led by reduced deal-making in China. However, funding in India continues to remain strongInvestments in the US, Europe and Asia totalled $53 billion for the June quarter
1 min read22 Jul 2019Six firms bid for advising finance ministry on two M&A deals
Ernst & Young, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, ICICI Securities, IDBI Capital Market and Securities, SBI Capital Markets and RBSA Capital Advisor are in the race for advising the finance ministry on two merger and acquisition deals
2 min read25 Nov 2018Deals worth $11.3 billion struck in first six months of 2017
Flipkart's $1.4 billion funding, SoftBank's investment in Paytm and Bharti Infratel's stake sale to KKR and CPPIB are the top deals of 2017 so far
1 min read7 Jul 2017Mergers and acquisitions under Bankruptcy Code: some concerns
There is ambiguity on whether a sale under the Bankruptcy Code will trump the requirements under the Companies Act
4 min read5 Apr 2017Possible Disney merger with Twitter poses risks for Bob Iger legacy
A deal between Walt Disney and Twitter would unite the world's largest entertainment company with the technology pioneer
3 min read27 Sep 2016Govt relaxes CCI financial threshold limits for deal approvals
The merger control thresholds have been increased by 100% under the Competition Act among others in a bid to improve ease of doing business
2 min read21 Mar 2016Vedanta owner Anil Agarwal puts faith in former Anglo CEO for M&A
Anil Agarwal says Cynthia Carroll, Anglo American's former CEO, is a good combination for Vedanta after joining as an adviser in September
1 min read6 Nov 2015