M&A
Walmart finishes due diligence on Flipkart, may pay $10-12 bn for stake
07 Apr 2018
US retail giant Walmart has completed due diligence as it looks to take a stake of 51 per cent or more in the Indian company. Amazon too is reportedly weighing a rival offer, but Walmart appears a more likely suitor
SC clears Rcomm's sale of mobile business to Jio
05 Apr 2018
Centre may completely exit Air India, ask LIC to pick up stake
05 Apr 2018
Selling its residual stake in Air India, soon to be privatised, to state-owned Life Insurance Corp would help allay potential investors’ concerns about possible government interference in the airline’s operations
Amazon may make rival bid to buy Flipkart: report
04 Apr 2018
Online retail giant Amazon may submit an offer to buy Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, which is currently in talks with Walmart Inc for a stake sale
Centrum Group to sell money exchange business
03 Apr 2018
Ola acquires Ridlr
03 Apr 2018
SoftBank invests $400 million in Paytm Mall
03 Apr 2018
Vedanta set to take control of Electrosteel with Rs5,000 crore offer
31 Mar 2018
While Vedanta has offered nearly Rs5,000 crore for Electrosteel, which owes lenders close to Rs11,300 crore, the creditors have to complete the insolvency resolution process by 17 April
UltraTech gets CCI nod for Binani Cement bid
29 Mar 2018
Manipal Hospitals acquires Fortis’ hospitals business
28 Mar 2018
The merger will create the largest hospital services provider in the country by revenue while also providing a strong promoter and shareholder base to both FHL’s hospitals businesses and SRL
Govt to divest 76% stake in Air India and Air India Express, 50% in AISATS
28 Mar 2018
The government on Wednesday approved the strategic disinvestment of the state-owned carrier Air India, through sale of a majority stake in the airline
Manipal, Fortis hospitals pursuing merger deal
27 Mar 2018
ArcelorMittal moves NCLT against bar on Essar Steel bid
27 Mar 2018
ArcelorMittal was formally declared ineligible to bid for Essar Steel due to the technicality of still being listed as a promoter of Uttam Galva Steel on the stock exchange, even though it had sold its shareholding before submitting the bid offer
RelinceJio Music to merge with Savan
24 Mar 2018
GlaxoSmithKline backs out of bidding for Pfizer’s consumer unit
23 Mar 2018
GlaxoSmithKline has pulled out of bidding for the consumer healthcare business of Pfizer, days after Reckitt Benckiser’s backed out
Latest articles
Featured articles
Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
