M&A activity of India Inc has fallen 71 per cent in value terms in the first three months of this calendar year, compared with the same period in 2007. Even though the M&A drive of India Inc has witnessed a slowdown, India Inc's acquisition spree is restless with outbound deals continuing to steal the show. And if experts are to be believed, 2008 will see more outbound deals than inbound ones. Number of outbound deals increased from 12 to 15 since February 2007.
'Some funds may be redirected towards "safe" countries'
The growth in M&As is likely to gather steam as firms within the region and and outside are looking to Asia as the home for growth, it said.
Google Inc is currently in talks with a number of start-ups with unique and innovative business models, particularly in areas like voice and SMS-based advertising, to expand its presence in the country, an official close to the development said.\n\n
Shekhar Bajaj, chairman and managing director of the firm, explains to Viveat Susan Pinto on what led to this sales jump, besides throwing light on the benefits accruing to the sector on account of the GST rate cuts in appliances.
Barclays is not alone in trying to decide the best size and shape of its investment bank in a changed regulatory landscape.
An unprecedented 740 Indian companies from industries as diverse as casting to agro-chemicals to coffee bars to regulars such as software and banking were involved in mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals worth $26.7 billion.
The $12.1 billion Corus acquisition-the biggest global acquisition made by an Indian company-ended up as a millstone around Tata Steel's neck, points out Indrajit Gupta.
India Inc's appetite for mergers and acquisitions has seen total deal value nearly double in just two months of this year to about $37 billion from $20 billion in the entire 2006.
Finance divisions and CFOs should also "feed" information and insights into the rest of the organisation
Meet Arunkumar Ramanlal Gandhi. The head of the M&A activities in the Tata Group, who called up Tata to convey Tata Steel's victory.
Corporate India has put together a whopping $20 billion (Rs 90,000 crore) so far this year to fund its merger and acquisition bills abroad, surpassing all previous full year totals.
Many important RSS people believe the 2014 result was the consequence of Hindutva and not just Modi's outstanding oratory, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Buying LinkedIn means Microsoft will control the best-known network.
Amidst global private equity investment firms making a beeline for India and the growing dominance of PE players in the M&A deals executed by India Inc, US-based banking giant Bank of America has pulled curtains on its private equity division in Mumb
The failed deals could be the much-needed wake-up call for the M&A space.
IT consulting and services provider Patni Computer Systems Ltd on Tuesday announced the appointment of Loek van den Boog as an independent director on its board.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
This is the latest in a series of large office space buyouts by RMZ Corp which has created a portfolio of rent-yielding commercial assets in India.
Total FDI from China in India so far is about $1.24 billion
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
We will continue to grow at 25 per cent -- we can't handle more than that.
Cross previous high of $72 billion in 2007 as Indian promoters overcome the selling taboo. Abhineet Kumar reports from Mumbai.
India serves as the company's R&D hub as it morphs into a health tech major.
National brands prefer the acquisition route since the southern market is culturally different, reports T E Narasimhan from Chennai.
Events to keep an eye out for...
China's FDI growth saw ups and downs in the first 11 months of 2015.
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