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Vodafone-Idea merger: DoT gives final approval; deal spawns nation's biggest telecom operator worth over $23 bn
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe 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
S Raghunath • 7 years agoGoing 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
• 7 years agoSales 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.
M&A transactions: Why it is important to define scope of knowledge in agreements
Pooja Patel • 7 years agoIn all M&A transactions, it is customary for a buyer to seek contractual assurances
Govt to set up alternative mechanism for banks' consolidation: FM Arun Jaitley
• 8 years agoThe Alternative Mechanism will be decided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said after the Union Cabinet meeting
SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya says mergers can reduce state-run banks' need for govt capital
• 8 years agoSBI has moved to a return on equity (RoE) based budgeting, along with risk based budgeting in managing its portfolio.
COAI asks the government to hold spectrum auction in 2018 citing recent mergers
• 8 years agoCOAI emphasised that the next round of sale of airwaves should ideally be scheduled in 2018.
Global Technology M&A Shows Growth For Third Consecutive Quarter
Fp Archives • 15 years agoCorporate deals done overall by India in 2009 dropped significantly compared with 2008.
Internet may be shaped into something completely different under Trump administration
Fp Archives • 8 years agoUnder a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - not to mention how much privacy you have while you're at it.
Tackling bad loan stress: Govt may merge 27 PSU banks to improve efficiency
Fp Staff • 9 years agoState-run lenders hold more than two-thirds of assets in India's banking industry