M&A activity down 20% to $899 mn in August: Thorton

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 17:34

Mergers and acquisitions in India were down 20 percent to USD 899 million in August which saw 42 transactions even as the outlook remains bullish, says Grant Thornton.

China`s FDI up 8.0% in January-June on M&A: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 09:40

Foreign investment into China rose 8.0 percent in the first half of this year as mergers and acquisitions by overseas companies more than quadrupled in value, the commerce ministry said Tuesday.

M&A activity in India drops in H1 2015: Grant Thornton

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 22:48

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the country shrunk for the first time since 2012 to USD 15.8 billion with 277 deals in the first six months of the current year, says a report.

India may adopt US-style law to block M&A to address security concern

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 19:16

India may adopt an American-style mechanism where the head of the government has the authority to block or unwind mergers and acquisitions by foreign companies that could threaten national security.

M&A deals: March tally declines; "exciting year" ahead

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 20:53

Corporate India announced merger and acquisition deals worth USD 1.4 billion through 119 deals during March, registering a decline of 40 per cent in value terms over the corresponding period last year, says a report.

M&As worth $28.6 bn in 2014; domestic inbound deals dominate

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 16:17

Reflecting positive investor sentiment in the Indian economy, 870 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worth USD 28.6 billion were announced in 2014 -- up 6 percent over the preceding year, says a study.

India Inc strikes deals worth $50 bn in 2014: Grant Thornton

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 17:58

Total number of merger and acquisition deals of Indian companies in 2014 rose to 1,177 -- the highest ever in a decade -- and the momentum is set to pick up this year as well, says a report.

India, US struck 38 M&A deals worth $1.1 billion in 2014

Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 22:47

Indicating renewed M&A interest, Indian companies struck as many as 38 deals worth over USD 1.1 billion in the US in 2014 after a lull in the preceding year, according to a FICCI-EY report released ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India.

M&A, PE deals by Indian companies surge 26%

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 10:50

Resurgence in business sentiment following the new government at the Centre pushed up the value of M&A as well as private equity deals involving Indian firms by 26 percent to USD 48 billion this year, says a report.

Goldman deals pass $1 trillion for 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 11:17

Goldman Sachs has surpassed $1 trillion in mergers and acquisitions for a single year for the first time since the financial crisis.

M&As down 11.5% to $31.5 bn in 2013; lowest since 2009

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:21

During the fourth quarter of 2013, overall M&As totalled USD 7.1 billion, a 28.5 percent sequential increase over Q3, but a decline 29.8 percent from Q4 year-on-year.

India Inc strikes 480 M&A deals for $27.4 bn in 2013

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:09

While deal volumes have slipped for two consecutive years now, experts believe there is a lot of pent up demand for M&A transactions and the deal momentum is set to pick up in 2014.