Definition of voluntary offers rules out hostile bids, say corporate lawyers.
The acquisition of ZipDial however has proven that even a proven business model could be an attraction point.
India and Russia present great opportunities to foreign companies.
According to Grant Thornton's latest Dealtracker report, India Inc announced M&A deals worth $992 million in October, taking the year-to-date tally to $33.6 billion.
Information technology, financials, industrials, consumer discretionary and utilities were the top five sectors to attract significant private equity capital during the quarter.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
While investment activity jumped three to four times this year over last year for e-commerce, it has shown marginal growth (five per cent) in the case of consumer and retail
New regime less harsh than the draft guidelines, has a host of exemptions.
In the April-June quarter this year USD 2,916 million was invested across 112 deals, while last quarter saw an infusion of USD 3,361 million across 91 deals, according to a study by Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A transaction activity in the country.
Competition watchdog CCI on Wednesday assured industry that rivals will not be able to derail their takeover plans under the new M&A regime, which would require companies to seek the body's approval before taking up high-voltage mergers and acquisitions.
Emirates Telecommunications of the United Arab Emirates, better known as Etisalat, is in discussion with Reliance Communications for a possible merger or acquisition.
The rupee had depreciated by 13 paise to end at 67.20.
According to Grant Thornton's January data, IT & ITeS tracked the highest in terms of value, with the industry investing $1.2 billion in M&A over 12 deals.
US was the top nation with $395.7 billion, followed by China at $52.2 billion.
After 15 months of negotiations, the Aditya Birla Group has finally agreed to buy out the US firm Columbian Chemicals Company (CCC) for $875 million from One Equity Partners, the merchant banking arm of JPMorgan Chase. This has catapulted the group to become the world leader in carbon black with a combined two million tonne annual production.
Indian industry should welcome the implementation from June 1 of the new merger and acquisition (M&A) norms under sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002.
The search giant is keen to pocket a hefty slice of India's online advertising market, an Rs 1,300-crore (Rs 13-billion) market in 2011 that is set to touch Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion) by 2015 according to KPMG estimates.
Over the last years, taking the helm at Infosys has always had a strong resemblance with taking a roller-coaster ride
Launches cloud-based version of solution to target mid-size clients in life sciences.
Analysts said with more power sector companies referred to the NCLT by banks, large companies would be at an advantage.
Investors seem to be very keen on investing in startups.
From a modest two-bedroom apartment in Koramangala, the Bengaluru-headquarted company now has multiple offices across the country.
Certain provisions of the code would delay the negotiation process, increase the tax liabilities and introduce uncertainties due to the General Anti-Avoidance rules.
No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising
At a time when merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is still recovering, companies are finding solace in private equity (PE) funds for acquisitions. And, PE funds seem keen to participate in such deals.
Saurabh Agrawal, managing director and head, investment banking, has reason to feel pleased with his team at DSP Merrill Lynch -- his firm tops the M&A league table and should secure itself a reasonably good ranking in the debt and equity fund-raising sweepstakes by the time the year draws to a close.
"India plans to build close to 14 nuclear power plants. We see huge opportunity here"
The year 2009 was a difficult year for Indian merger and acquisition deals.
Netmed plans to procure from drug manufacturers and sell to pharmacies it has tie-ups with, and to spread its network to all tier-II and tier-III cities.
Corporate India's merger and acquisition deal activity in February stood at $2.3 billion taking the total M
Kolkata-based LSI Financial Services has obtained Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) licence for merchant banking operations.
Bids for the issue, which opens on January 23 and closes on January 25, can be made for a minimum of 18 shares and in multiples of 18 thereafter.
Gurnani succeeds A S Murthy who was appointed by the government board after the multi-crore rupee scam broke out in then Satyam Computer Services. Gurnani has been heading the global operations of Tech Mahindra.
Investment bankers who could have earned up to 48 million dollars in fees, if the proposed deal between Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN had materialised.
It has been nearly four months since Sidharth Punshi, 34, former executive director at Goldman Sachs, joined Jefferies International, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, as the managing director and country head for India. In a recent interview, Punshi told Business Standard that despite the tight liquidity scenario and a challenging global situation, Indian companies continue to chase merger and acquisition deals abroad.
Making strong inroads in the global acquisition arena, Indian companies have won many big ticket deals and acquisitions.
Most large companies have curbed their hiring plans in 2018-19 because they continue to invest in digital technologies.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowing the use of put options in investment agreements has brought needed clarity but it has come with strict restrictions. These could impact investors looking for a minimum rate of return, experts say.
The value of global mergers and acquisition deals is likely to drop by nearly 50 per cent this year, even as the financial crisis throws good opportunities for takeovers, a study says.
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