M&A
Adani outbids Patanjali with Rs6,000-cr offer for Ruchi Soya
13 Jun 2018
Gautam Adani group company Adani Wilmar has bid Rs6,000-crore for Ruchi Soya to emerge the highest bidder, trumping rival bidder Patanjali Ayurved’s Rs5,700-crore offer for the insolvent edible oil company
Mergers are good news for investors
07 Jun 2018
Walmart to take kirana stores into confidence ahead of Flipkart buy
06 Jun 2018
Walmart is planning to open its second fulfilment centre in India as part of its kirana store programme, called 'Mera Kirana', which tries to empower and train local kirana stores
Idea gets DoT nod to raise up to 100% FDI
05 Jun 2018
Microsoft to acquire GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal
05 Jun 2018
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says by joining forces with GitHub, the company will strengthen its commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation
Bayer to phase out Monsanto brand name post closing of deal on 7 June
04 Jun 2018
German agro-chemicals giant Bayer AG plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on 7 June, becoming its sole shareholder in a blockbuster $66-billion deal
Walmart-Flipkart deal: RBI, ED to look into alleged FDI rule violation
02 Jun 2018
The commerce ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to look into the alleged violation of FDI rules in the $16-billion Walmart-Flipkart deal
Air India finds no takers, but govt expects a last hour rush
31 May 2018
If a bidder does not step in, further decisions on the sale of AI will be taken by a group of ministers, formed to divest the airline, who will have to plan afresh to find an investor
Fortis board terminates Munjal-Burman offer, invites fresh bids
29 May 2018
Fortis will provide access to data comprising information on finances, litigation and update on pending investigation to new bidders while also allowing the three original bidders to participate in the process
Binani Cement lenders vote in favour of UltraTech offer
29 May 2018
UltraTech’s acquisition of Binani Cement will be subject to the Supreme Court’s ruling against the 15 May order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal that allowed lenders to consider UltraTech’s revised offer
Walmart will kill India’s domestic retail trade, warns CAIT
26 May 2018
Comparing Walmart to The East India Company, the Confederation of All India Traders says Walmart will penetrate retail trade through e-commerce, and indulge in predatory pricing and deep discounting, creating an uneven playing field for others
Barclays mulls merger with Standard Chartered: report
24 May 2018
Barclays says it has been talking about combing with various lenders including Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and DBS, as well
Amazon eyes Future Retail stake as Walmart pockets Flipkart
23 May 2018
Amazon, which lost out to Walmart in acquiring Flipkart, is reported to be in talks to acquire a 10-per cent stake in Future Retail Limited, the company which owns Big Bazaar and Easy Day
EGM may decide successful bidder for Fortis Healthcare
22 May 2018
Three directors nominated by promoters quit the company's board a day ahead of EGM on May 22 amidst talks of an MCA-initiated probe into the working of the company