M&A
Yes Bank rescue: SBI, 7 other investors to pool in over Rs12,000 cr
13 Mar 2020
SBI, the lead investor, which has proposed to invest up to Rs7,250 crore in Yes Bank, has also recommended that the current administrator of Yes Bank, Prashant Kumar, be appointed as the new CEO of the bank
RBI announces reconstruction of Yes Bank; SBI to pool in 49% equity
09 Mar 2020
As per the scheme of reconstruction, the authorised share capital of Yes bank will stand altered to Rs5,000 crore and the investor bank (SBI) will invest up to 49 per cent shareholding at a price not less than Rs10 for a Rs2 share, ie, at a premium of Rs8 per share
Govt invites bids for 52.98% stake in BPCL
09 Mar 2020
The offer for sale does not include BPCL’s 61.65 per cent stake in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and management control thereon
PSU banks announce share swap ratios for mergers
06 Mar 2020
HP rejects Xerox’s unsolicited cash-and-stock offer
05 Mar 2020
HP Inc said the Xerox offer would leave its shareholders with an investment in a combined company that is burdened with an irresponsible level of debt and which would subsequently require unrealistic, unachievable synergies that would jeopardize the entire company
Ten public sector banks to merge into 4 from 1 April
05 Mar 2020
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India with Punjab National Bank; Syndicate Bank with Canara Bank; Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank with Union Bank of India; and that of Allahabad Bank with Indian Bank
GMR sells 49% in airports business to Aéroports de Paris for Rs10,780 cr
21 Feb 2020
The acquisition will be made in two tranches - the first to be realised within the coming days for a 24.99 per cent stake and the second, for 24.01 per cent, subject to certain regulatory conditions
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance closes acquisition of Adhunik Metalics
19 Feb 2020
For India-born Sanjeev Gupta, who heads Liberty Steel and the GFG Alliance, the acquisition of Adhunik Metalics is a big stride in the Indian Steel market
Bombardier may sell its $7 bn train business to Alstom: report
17 Feb 2020
If the deal goes through, the Canadian firm, which last week sold its 33.5 per cent stake in Airbus’s A220 programme, may well be exiting the train business as well