Acquisitions

Draft e-commerce policy: Govt to ensure level playing field for domestic players; all you need to know about the blueprint

Traders welcome the government's move to formulate an e-commerce policy that mandates local storage of user data, and hoped the policy will help build robust reform.

Vodafone-Idea merger: DoT gives final approval; deal spawns nation's biggest telecom operator worth over $23 bn

The combined operations of Idea and Vodafone will create a telecom operator with a 35 percent market share and a subscriber base of around 430 million.

Walmart's looming acquisition of Flipkart will be a game changer for e-commerce in India; merger to boost job creation

Going by the recent news reports, US retail giant Walmart may soon foray into the e-commerce sector by acquiring a stake in Flipkart.

Walmart, hitherto slow to react overseas, attempts international turnaround with UK, India M&A

Sales from Walmart International, which runs about 6,300 stores, stood at $118.07 billion in the fiscal year ended 2018, down some 14 percent from 2014.

COAI asks the government to hold spectrum auction in 2018 citing recent mergers

COAI emphasised that the next round of sale of airwaves should ideally be scheduled in 2018.

Bharti Airtel's Rs 1,600 cr Tikona buy: Smart move to gain pan-India 4G spectrum but challenges remain

So while Bharti is being smart in buying out telecom operators who can bolster its spectrum footprint and get it additional subscribers, the threat from RJio, changing market dynamics towards data and resultant profitability decline has not abated yet.

SAP Finance Chief Says Could Look At Big Acquisitions Again: Report

German business software maker SAP could start looking at large acquisition targets again, particularly among cloud computing firms, its finance chief was quoted as saying by weekly Euro am Sonntag.

India's Infosys Open To Larger Acquisitions: CFO

"Whatever size it is, if it makes strategic sense, if we feel we can take it and execute it, we'll look at it," said the CFO.

Dell To Cut $2 bn Costs, Counts On Acquisitions

Dell plans to slash more than $2 billion in costs over the next three years, primarily from the supply chain and sales group, as it sharpens its focus on the technology needs of corporations.

M&M Plans IT Acquisitions In UK, Europe: Report

Acquisitions to bolster its software and outsourcing business