M&A
IDBI Bank to become LIC IDBI Bank or LIC Bank
05 Feb 2019
New FDI rules could force Walmart to exit Flipkart: Morgan Stanley
05 Feb 2019
Effective 1 February, e-commerce platforms cannot sell their own products or brands that are directly or indirectly owned by them or make more than 25 per cent of their sales from private labels
South Korea to merge HHI and Daewoo in $2 bn share deal
05 Feb 2019
Hyundai will acquire a 55.7 per cent stake currently owned by state-funded Korea Development Bank (KDB) to create a global leader controlling over 20 per cent of the global shipbuilding market
Canada’s Sunrise Records joins bid for HMV
04 Feb 2019
Sunrise Records, which had previously taken over around 70 HMV store sites in Canada in early 2017, will now vie with billionaire Mike Ashley, who controls British sportswear retailer Sports Direct International Plc, in the HMV rescue effort
NCLT clears Airtel’s acquisition of Tata Tele
22 Jan 2019
Bharti Airtel in talks to buy Telkom Kenya: report
16 Jan 2019
Telkom Kenya is the third-largest telco in Kenya with over 5 million users, behind market leader Safaricom with over 30 million while Airtel Kenya had 10 million-plus customers in the East African nation
Naresh Goyal to end control of Jet Airways, Etihad to raise stake to 49%
14 Jan 2019
While Naresh Goyal’s stake in Jet Airways will be brought down to around 20-25 per cent and his voting rights brought down to 10 per cent, Goyal's son Nivaan Goyal is likely to be included as non-executive director once a resolution plan is finalised, say reports
Jet Airways back on the table for stake sale talks with Tatas: report
11 Jan 2019
If Jet Airways, which has overdue debt and payments to staff, lessors and airports, fails to find an investor or financier, the airline could go the Kingfisher way
Eli Lilly to acquire Loxo Oncology for $8 bn in cash
09 Jan 2019
Loxo’s oncology drug Vitrakvi, priced at $32,800 per month, and experimental follow-up drug LOXO-195, on which Bayer is also a partner, together could generate annual sales of about $750 million
Bandhan Bank to acquire Gruh Finance in an all-stock deal
07 Jan 2019
The merger, which would create a combined entity with market value totaling over Rs88,000 crore, would also result in Bandhan founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh bringing down his promoter stake to just above 60 per cent
Bristol-Myers to acquire Celgene in $74-bn cash-and-stock deal
03 Jan 2019
Celgene shareholders will receive one Bristol-Myers Squibb share and $50 in cash for each share held, or $102.43 per share, a premium of 53.7 per cent to Celgene’s Wednesday close, besides one tradable contingent value right for each share held
Cabinet nod for merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into Bank of Baroda
02 Jan 2019
The merger will combine the advantages of Dena Bank's relatively higher access to low-cost CASA deposits, Vijaya Bank's profitability and availability of capital for growth, and the extensive and global network and offerings of BoB
ONGC board approves share buyback of around Rs4,000 cr
20 Dec 2018
ONGC has approved a share buyback of 1.97 per cent of its total paid-up equity, which may fetch the government around Rs2,640 cr considering its 65.64 per cent equity stake
ABB sells over 80% in Power Grids to Hitachi for $9.1 bn
18 Dec 2018
Post divestment ABB plans to modify the structure of its remaining businesses and focus on simplified digital industries for enhanced customer value and shareholder returns