Tata Steel's $12-billion takeover of Britain's largest steel maker Corus Group Plc in early 2007 not only catapulted the Indian conglomerate to the global corporate centre-stage, but also gave other domestic companies the self-belief of taking on multinationals much bigger in size.
Vodafone has rejected a restructuring call by an activist investor lobby that would have unlocked up to $75 billion to shareholders, saying such business strategies could have prevented it from recent acquisitions such as Hutch-Essar in India.
Leading real estate firm Unitech's investment arm Unitech Corporate Parks Plc on Monday said it has received nod from the Board of Approvals for establishment of IT Special Economic Zones at Greater Noida and Kolkata.
"As someone who was born and raised in India, I recognise the urgent need for our youth to be empowered from a knowledge perspective. We believe the Foundation will become an effective catalyst in this regard, Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Arun Sarin said.
Vodafone's revenues for the third quarter have gone up by 16%, thanks to good performance in emerging markets including India.
Credited with introducing eight new brands from the stable of the world's largest liquor maker Diageo Plc, Asif Adil, the managing director of its India subsidiary, Diageo India Pvt Ltd, has set himself a target of achieving a sales turnover of over Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) in India in three years.
Dudley, whose company last year made the largest foreign direct investment in the oil sector, followed it up with a meeting with Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
Hiranandani Group's real estate investment firm, Hirco Plc on Thursday announced it will invest over Rs 1,000 crore (28.4 million pounds) in a commercial township development project near Mumbai.
The price of crude oil has surged past $120 a barrel. Supply concerns from Opec members Nigeria and Iran as well as a weaker dollar pushed US crude prices up by $4 to $120.36 before closing at $119.97 on Monday.
Market research firm Synovate, part of the Aegis Group Plc, is on the lookout for acquisition opportunities in India.
Thomas Cook has bought stake in Thomas Cook India from Dubai Financial Group for up to Rs 1,336 crore. The group is repurchasing Thomas Cook's brand business, earlier licenced to Dubai Financial Group.
Global banking giant HSBC on Monday said Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy will join its board in May with an annual renumeration of 65,000 pounds (about Rs 52 lakh).
World's second largest mobile operator Vodafone Plc of UK on Tuesday sought FIPB approval to invest Rs 10,141 crore (Rs 101.41 billion) in raising its stake in the Indian arm to 100 per cent.
Standard Chartered Plc on Tuesday reached an agreement to acquire US-based American Express Bank Ltd for about 431 million pounds ($860 million) in cash
Manchester United Plc said its annual pre-tax profit doubled on increased sponsorship and after it expanded its stadium and won the League title.
Indian television company NDTV is in advanced stages of negotiations with NBC Universal, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed General Electric to sell between 25 and 30 per cent in its UK-based subsidiary NDTV Networks Plc.
The United Kingdom-based SABMiller plc, one of the world's leading brewers, on Tuesday announced it has acquired Foster's India, belonging to Australian drinks giant Foster's, for $120 million on a cash-free debt-free basis.\n\n
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has withdrawn its patent application in India for anti-AIDS drug Combivir, which has been facing opposition from activists.
Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.
The company said Philip Clarke will continue as CEO until October 1 and will remain available to support the transition until the end of January 2015.
Malaysian pay TV operator Astro All Asia Networks plc, owned by the country's richest man Ananda Krishnan, is eyeing entry into the Indian Direct to Home satellite television market
Tech Mahindra and Motorola will be investing $12.5 million in their joint venture, CanvasM, to deliver application solutions for the global network providers and enterprises.\n
With clients increasingly looking at cost optimisation by passing on the risks to the IT vendors and IT services players demanding longer tenure deals to hedge their risks, a mix of these two factors are giving rise to large deals coming up in the market with a lot of strings attached.
The European Commission on Friday approved Tata Steel's proposed acquisition of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
The world's leading funds and financial institutions have invested in Unitech Corporate Parks Plc, the company that the Unitech Group floated last week at the London Alternative Investment Market.
Real estate major Unitech plans to raise £360 mn(nearly Rs 31 billion) by listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Reuters Group Plc, which runs one of the world's leading news agencies as well as other financial data businesses, today said it has received an unsolicited takeover offer, but did not identify the potential bidder.
Tesco proposal entailing investment of $110 million has been cleared, sources said after the FIPB meeting held in New Delhi.
Tata Steel said on Tuesday its Board will meet on April 17 to discuss plans for funding the $12 billion acquisition of Anglo-Dutch firm Corus Group Plc.
The rating agency said it has affirmed and withdrawn long and short term Issuer Default Rating of 'BB' and 'B' and 'BB-' rating on Corus' Euro 800 million 7.5 per cent senior notes.
Indian conglomerate Tata Group's $12 billion takeover of Anglo-Dutch giant Corus Group Plc reached its culmination with the deal coming into effect from making Tata Steel the world's fifth largest steel firm.
Cairn India has drawn strength from its Scottish parent, but also built new systems and processes to support its role in the country's oil sector.
Hutchison Telecom, the Hong Kong- based mobile major, on Tuesday said its first-half profits ended June have risen from the sale of its Indian assets to UK's Vodafone that included a one-time gain of Hong Kong dollars 69.3 billion.
The acquisition of Executive Access (India) Pte Ltd would provide Hat Pin access to a large talent pool and complementary opportunities across its three existing brands, it said in a filing to the London Stock Exchnage.
The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation
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