M&A
Lafarge may exit India as plan to sell part capacity to Birla Corp fails
06 Jan 2016
The decision comes after Lafarge failed to sell 5.15-mt of its cement capacity in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to Birla Corporation for Rs5,000 crore, as the M P Birla group failed to secure limestone mining rights for the two units
TCS joins race to acquire Dell’s Perot Systems
05 Jan 2016
TCS back in race to buy Perot IT business from Dell
04 Jan 2016
Perot, which generated about $2.6 billion in annual revenue when it was acquired by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009, is estimated to be worth less now since its current revenue is barely $3.1 billion
Telecom M&As hot up; Vodafone to buy Tikona spectrum
31 Dec 2015
If the deal does go through, it will help Vodafone double its geographical 4G presence from the five circles it currently has
DuPont to cut 5,000 jobs before Dow merger
31 Dec 2015
Intel completes $16.7 billion deal for Altera
29 Dec 2015
ONGC Videsh picks up stake in Russian oil fields
26 Dec 2015
Qatar National Bank acquires Turkey’s Finansbank for $3 bn
23 Dec 2015
One of the largest banks in the Middle East and Africa, Qatar National Bank is buying Turkey's Finansbank SA, a subsidiary of Greek lender National Bank of Greece SA, for approximately $3 billion, in a bid to expand its footprint in the region
Reliance Communications in talks with Maxis to acquire Aircel
22 Dec 2015
Reliance Communications (RCom) is in exclusive talks with Maxis Communications Bhd (MCB) and Sindya Securities and Investments Pvt Ltd to merge Aircel with itself
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation