M&A
Vedanta outbids Adani with Rs17,000-cr offer for debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates report
By Unnikrishnan | 06 Sep 2025
Mining and oil exploration major Vedanta Group has offered to acquire debt laden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) with an offer of Rs17,000 crore, outbidding Adani Group, reports citing sources said on Friday.
Dassault buys additional 2% stake in JV with Anil Ambani's Reliance Aerospace to take majority control
By Unnikrishnan | 05 Sep 2025
France’s Dassault Aviation has invested Rs176 crore (about $20 million) to acquire an additional 2 per cent stake in its joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Aerospace
Tata Group to Acquire Iveco’s Italian truck business for $4.4 billion
By Unnikrishnan | 01 Aug 2025
Tata Motors has agreed to acquire Turin, Italy-based commercial vehicle brand, Iveco for $4.4 billion (Euros 3.8 billion/Rs38,240 crore), as part of its strategy of expanding global commercial vehicle business.
CCI approves Renault’s proposal to buy out Nissan’s 51% stake in Indian joint venture
By Unnikrishnan | 31 Jul 2025
Market watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved French auto maker Renault group's proposal to buy out the 51 per cent equity stake of Japanese automaker Nissan in their Indian joint venture
Capgemini to Acquire WNS for $3.3 Billion in Strategic AI-Led Expansion
By Cygnus | 07 Jul 2025
Capgemini has unveiled a $3.3 billion agreement to acquire India-based business process outsourcing (BPO) company WNS, representing a significant move in its continued expansion into AI-powered services.
Reliance Industries plans to spin off new consumer products arm; invests in UK beauty business
By Axel Miller | 04 Jul 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which runs India’s largest retail network that brings together Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), Reliance Retail Ltd (RRL) and Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL)
JSW Paints to acquire majority stake in Akzo Nobel’s Indian unit for nearly Rs9,000 cr
By Unnikrishnan | 01 Jul 2025
JSW Paints on Friday announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Indian operations of Dutch paints and coating company Akzo Nobel NV in a deal worth nearly Rs9,000 crore.
Mazagon Docks to acquire substantial stake in Colombo Dockyard
By Unnikrishnan | 01 Jul 2025
State-owned defence ship building company Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is investing Rs452 crore ($52.96 million) to acquire a controlling stake in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard PLC
Hindalco to acquire US specialty alumina manufacturer AluChem for $125 million
By Unnikrishnan | 27 Jun 2025
Aditya Birla Group firm Hindalco Industries has acquired US-based specialty alumina company AluChem Companies Inc for $125 million
President Trump approves proposed $14.1 bn merger of US Steel with Nippon Steel
By Unnikrishnan | 16 Jun 2025
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order approving the proposed merger of United States Steel Corporation with Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation
Intel to sell 51% stake in Altera to buyout firm Silver Lake for $4.46 billion
15 Apr 2025
Chipmaker Intel is selling a 51 per cent stake in its Altera programmable chip unit to buyout firm Silver Lake, for $4.46 billion, in a deal that values the struggling business at $8.75 billion
RIL buys additional 10% stake in Nauyaan Shipyard for Rs51.72 cr
14 Apr 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has acquired an additional 10 per cent equity stake in Nauyaan Shipyard Pvt Ltd (NSPL)
AstraZeneca acquires EsoBiotec in $1 bn deal
18 Mar 2025
British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZenica on Monday announced the acquisition of biotechnology company EsoBiotech in a $1 billion transaction
Blackstone to acquire up to 40% stake in Kolte Patil Developers
17 Mar 2025
US investment firm Blackstone is acquiring a 14.3 per cent stake in Kolte Patil Developers by way of a preferential allotment of shares
ABB to invest $120 million to expand US manufacturing
15 Mar 2025
ABB is planning additional investments in key growth areas, including manufacturing and data centres, in the United States, helping to create new jobs.
Sun Pharma to acquire oncology therapy company Checkpoint in US
11 Mar 2025
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based immunotherapy and targeted oncology company, Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc
ADNOC and OMV to merge polyolefin businesses to create $60 billion giant
06 Mar 2025
State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austria's OMV will merge their polyolefin businesses to create a $60 billion chemicals powerhouse, called Borouge.
Tata Play, Airtel to merge DTH operations in an all-stock deal: report
27 Feb 2025
Direct-to-home digital broadcasting businesses Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV are planning to merge amidst continued loss of business to free-to-air channels like DD
Sinopec signs $850 million exploration deal with Algeria's Sonatrach
27 Feb 2025
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), the state-run exploration and refining giant, has signed an $850 million contract with Algerian oil company Sonatrach
Saudi Aramco to acquire 25% stake in Philippines’ Unioil
21 Feb 2025
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, is acquiring a 25 per cent interest in Unioil Petroleum Philippines, the largest oil marketing company in the Philippines.
Japanese PM Ishiba, Trump concur on keeping US Steel American
09 Feb 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump have agreed that US Steel Corporation will remain American
Renault looks to Foxconn, other tech groups to offload Nissan stake
08 Feb 2025
French carmaker Renault is reported to be in talks with Taiwan’s Foxconn to sell its stake in Nissan as part of a wider search for a buyer
Nissan says merger talks with Honda on, rejects reports of pullout
06 Feb 2025
Japanese automaker Nissan on Wednesday said it is continuing to hold “various discussions” with larger peer Honda, rejecting reports that the company
Nippon Steel and US Steel move court against President Biden’s order blocking deal
04 Feb 2025
Nippon Steel Corporation along with its wholly owned subsidiary Nippon Steel North America, Inc, and United States Steel Corporation
Hewlett Packard, Juniper defend $14bn deal as US justice department moves to block transaction
02 Feb 2025
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks have come out strongly against the US Department of Justice’s move to block HPE’s $14 billion deal