M&A
NCLT directs Essar lenders to reconsider Arcelor, Numetal bids
21 Apr 2018
The NCLT order invalidates the second round of bidding for Essar Steel involving Vedanta and JSW Steel and opens the possibility of ArcelorMittal or Numetal winning the race for Essar Steel
SC allows Sahara to sell Aamby Valley in parts, sets 15 May deadline
20 Apr 2018
The apex court bench said if the Sahara group fails to sell its property by 15 May, it would proceed with the plan submitted by the Bombay HC liquidator to auction five land parcels it had identified
Procter & Gamble to buy the consumer health business of Merck KGaA for $4.2 bn
20 Apr 2018
As part of the deal, P&G will acquire a majority stake of 51.80 per cent stake in India listed drug firm Merck Ltd for Rs 1,289.88 crore and subsequently make a mandatory tender offer to minority shareholders
China's Fosun enters race for Fortis Healthcare with $350 mn offer
18 Apr 2018
Fosun said it will consider a primary infusion of up to Rs2,300 crore ($350 mn), with Rs100 crore flowing in within 45 days, once Fortis agrees to a one-month period of exclusivity for Fosun to undertake due diligence and negotiate a proposal to acquire stake in the company
JSW Steel offers to invest in Numetal arm for Essar Steel stake
16 Apr 2018
The announcement comes ahead of a possible order by the Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal on the eligibility of ArcelorMittal and Numetal to bid for debt-laden Essar Steel
IHH out of race for Fortis as board refuses to weigh offer
16 Apr 2018
Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Bhd said today India’s Fortis Healthcare Ltd has declined to engage with the company regarding a takeover offer, which indicates that the Manipal Health Enterprises-TPG Capital combine is virtually certain to win Fortis
UltraTech raises offer for Binani Cement to Rs7,990 cr
16 Apr 2018
Since lenders cannot accept the revised offer of Rs7,990 crore, although it is Rs1,290 crore more than Dalmia Bharat’s approved bid, operational creditors of Binani Cement are now seeking a forensic audit of the resolution process and a change of resolution professionals
Infosys to acquire Wongdoody
14 Apr 2018
Infosys to sell subsidiaries Panaya and Skava
14 Apr 2018
Hero’s Munjals and Dabur’s Burmans propose joint investment in Fortis
13 Apr 2018
Fortis Healthcare has received an unsolicited binding offer jointly from Sunil Munjal’s Hero Enterprise and the Burmans of Dabur to invest Rs1,250 crore directly in the company through a preferential allotment
Malaysia’s IHH plans to outbid Manipal Hospitals for Fortis: report
12 Apr 2018
Malaysian investment holding firm IHH Healthcare Bhd plans to bid for India's Fortis Healthcare Ltd at a price marginally better than Manipal Hospitals Enterprises Pvt Ltd's offer, Bloomberg reported today citing people aware of the matter
Walmart-Flipkart deal almost through
12 Apr 2018
Walmart completed its due diligence on Flipkart and has proposed acquiring 51 per cent of the stocks for between $10 billion and $12 billion