India Sees Record High Monthly Deal Volume In Feb And Clocks 226 M&As Worth $7.2 Billion: Report
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India Sees Record High Monthly Deal Volume In Feb And Clocks 226 M&As Worth $7.2 Billion: Report

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India witnessed an unprecedented surge in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions in February, marking the highest monthly deal volume in three years. According to Grant Thornton Bharat’s latest Dealtracker report, a total of 226 deals were recorded, amounting to $7.2 billion, reflecting a substantial 67 per cent rise in volume and a 5.4-fold increase in value compared to February 2024. The M&A space in the country saw 85 deals worth $4.8 billion, with domestic transactions making up 68 per cent of the total deal count and 78 per cent of overall value. In the manufacturing sector, the Praana Group’s $755 million acquisition of Owens Corning’s glass reinforcement business contributed to nearly 89 per cent of the sector’s deal value. However, in terms of deal value, industries including energy and natural resources, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and infrastructure management led the way, comprising 66 per cent of total deal values.

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M&A, private equity deals hit record high of $7.2 billion in Feb; largest monthly volumes in 3 years
1 week, 2 days ago

M&A, private equity deals hit record high of $7.2 billion in Feb; largest monthly volumes in 3 years

Live Mint  

India's mergers and acquisition, along with the private equity deals, hit a new monthly high of $7.2 billion in February 2025, reported the news agency PTI, citing a Dealtracker report of Grant Thornton Bharat on Saturday. “Despite global economic uncertainties, including declining foreign investments in Indian public markets and looming trade tariffs, Indian dealscape demonstrated resilience, driven by robust domestic …

‘India to see more investments in 2025 as PEs look to deploy dry powder’
2 months, 1 week ago

‘India to see more investments in 2025 as PEs look to deploy dry powder’

Live Mint  

Private equity firms are doubling down on India, driven by the country’s expanding consumer base, advancements in healthcare, and the rise of high-precision manufacturing. Armed with significant dry powder, investors are reviving their bets on India’s high-growth sectors, according to Nitish Poddar, Partner and India Leader - Private equity, KPMG in India. Sector spotlight India’s consumer market remains a key …

Domestic deals push up M&A by 168 percent to $9.4 billion in Q1
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Domestic deals push up M&A by 168 percent to $9.4 billion in Q1

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The deal street remained super busy in the first quarter of the year closing as many as 168 percent more transactions worth $9.4 billion across 197 transactions, says an industry report. According to a deals report by Mazars, bulk of the volume and value came in from domestic activities, which led the growth both in terms of value — …

M&A jumps 60% in Jan-Mar
11 months ago

M&A jumps 60% in Jan-Mar

New Indian Express  

Merger and acquisition deal value soared by 60% to USD 19.6 billion in January-March 2024, while that of private equity experienced a slight dip, according to a PwC India report. With 455 deals amounting to USD 25.6 billion disclosed value, the first quarter of 2024 showcases a 24% rise in deal volume compared to the fourth quarter of calendar year …

India’s M&A activity in 2023 highest in almost a decade: Bain & Co.
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s M&A activity in 2023 highest in almost a decade: Bain & Co.

Live Mint  

Mergers and acquisitions in India last year surpassed volumes seen in most of the past decade, barring 2022, even as global M&A activity slowed, consultancy firm Bain & Co. said in a report. “The sustained momentum is driven by availability of attractive opportunities and assets, and heightened activity and disruption in sectors with structural tailwinds and favourable policies,” Bain & …

Primary market revival earns deal makers a record $1 billion fees
1 year, 5 months ago

Primary market revival earns deal makers a record $1 billion fees

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Buoyed by nimble primary markets, the country’s deal-makers earned a record of around $1 billion in fees—the highest ever this millennium for the January-September period, a study and Mint research revealed. According to UK-based global deals analytics firm Refinitiv, on the back of thriving equity capital market deals and trending initial public offerings in India, investment bankers reaped …

India’s M&A activity to remain buoyant amid global slump
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s M&A activity to remain buoyant amid global slump

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Bucking the trend globally, merger and acquisition activity in India will continue to grow at a fast clip this year, buoyed by the availability of attractive assets and a positive sentiment as an investment destination, global consultancy firm Bain & Company has said in a report. According to data from the Reserve Bank of India, aggregate foreign direct investment …

M&A deal value in healthcare, pharma hits record high in first half of 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

M&A deal value in healthcare, pharma hits record high in first half of 2022

Live Mint  

India’s healthcare and pharmaceutical sector saw hectic deal activity with the value of merger and acquisitions in the first six months of this calendar year scaling a record high and crossing the total deal value of $3.35 billion in 2021. M&A deal value in the sector touched $4.32 billion during January to June, compared to $2.02 billion in the same …

Newer funding sources may kick-start M&A ecosystem
5 years ago

Newer funding sources may kick-start M&A ecosystem

Live Mint  

Despite the recent headwinds facing the Indian economy and the fall in overall merger and acquisition activity, the domestic market continues to provide interesting opportunities for inorganic growth, said top executives of corporate India. M&A activity in India halved in value in 2019 from 2018, reflecting fewer billion-dollar deals, according to consulting firm PwC India. The year saw 765 deals …

PE investment in India rises 59% to $2.11 bn in August on high value investments despite global economic uncertainties: Report
5 years, 5 months ago

PE investment in India rises 59% to $2.11 bn in August on high value investments despite global economic uncertainties: Report

Firstpost  

In terms of volume, PE deals stood at 69 in August this year against 67 in the year-ago month, a decline of 3 percent, the report said. New Delhi: Private equity investments in India stood at $2.11 billion in August, a sharp increase of 59 percent from the year-ago month, primarily driven by large-ticket transactions, despite the economic uncertainties surrounding …

Merger & Acquisition deals shrink; Private Equity deals grow
5 years, 7 months ago

Merger & Acquisition deals shrink; Private Equity deals grow

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: While merger and acquisition deals in the first half of the year shrunk by more than 70 per cent, private equity firms remained committed in the first half of 2019. In the first half of 2019, the country witnessed merger and acquisition deals valued $17 billion against $64 billion in the same period last year – year-on-year decline of …

Total M&A, PE deal value drops 79% to $4,579 mn in April despite strengthening rupee, positive domestic sentiment: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

Total M&A, PE deal value drops 79% to $4,579 mn in April despite strengthening rupee, positive domestic sentiment: Report

Firstpost  

Total merger and acquisition and private equity deal value were at $4,579 million in April 2019 against $21,766 million in the same month last year New Delhi: The merger and acquisition and private equity deal values witnessed 79 percent drop in April despite easing of Indo-Pakistan tensions, strengthening of rupee against dollar and encouraging domestic sentiment on the back of …

Elections hit M&A transactions
5 years, 10 months ago

Elections hit M&A transactions

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Elections and related political uncertainties seem to have slowed down mergers & acquisitions deals. The value of M&A transactions fell drastically by 96 per cent in April against the same month last year and 92 per cent compared to the previous month. Though 35 deals were announced in April against 40 in the same month last year, lesser number …

India's Merger and Acquisition deal value drops 34% to $1.24 bn in February; cross-border transactions dominate: Report
5 years, 11 months ago

India's Merger and Acquisition deal value drops 34% to $1.24 bn in February; cross-border transactions dominate: Report

Firstpost  

Grant Thornton’s report showed that number of mergers and acquisitions transactions last month rose marginally to 44 last month New Delhi: The value of merger and acquisition deals in February slumped 34 percent to $1.24 billion compared to the year-ago period, according to a report. Leading consultancy Grant Thornton’s report showed that number of M&A transactions last month rose marginally …

Frenzied activity in the Indian M&A market: Vultures are gathering to oust defaulting promoters from their perch
6 years, 6 months ago

Frenzied activity in the Indian M&A market: Vultures are gathering to oust defaulting promoters from their perch

Firstpost  

The last round of M&A frenzy was in a pre-Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 milieu, involving friendly and hostile takeovers often at the risk of inviting winner’s curse which is inevitable when the acquirer overpays in his keenness to acquire, come what may. Vultures, both Indian and foreign, are gathering and hovering over the IBC resolution process, smelling opportunities to …

India Inc's M&A tally rises 8-fold to $19.1 bn with 40 transactions, highest monthly deal value since March 2018: Report
6 years, 10 months ago

India Inc's M&A tally rises 8-fold to $19.1 bn with 40 transactions, highest monthly deal value since March 2018: Report

Firstpost  

India continues to see a strong growth in deal activity, with the year so far recording 442 deals worth $44 billion, a 26 percent increase in deal values, New Delhi: India Inc’s mergers and acquisitions tally rose eight-fold to $19.1 billion with 40 transactions in April, making it the highest monthly deal value recorded after March 2017, says a report. …

M&A deal value plunges 55% to $6.2 bn in September quarter, says EY Report
7 years, 4 months ago

M&A deal value plunges 55% to $6.2 bn in September quarter, says EY Report

Firstpost  

Sector-wise, technology led the M&A deal activity, both in terms of value and volume with 33 deals totaling to $3.8 billion, followed by financial services, recording 32 deals with a disclosed value of $291 million Mumbai: Adopting a wait-and-watch approach towards big-ticket acquisitions amid the slowdown, M&A deal value has more than halved to $6.2 billion during the September quarter …

Despite surge, still a long road ahead for start-up M&As in India
8 years, 3 months ago

Despite surge, still a long road ahead for start-up M&As in India

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Merger and acquisition activity in India’s start-up ecosystem is increasing, but it will take two to five years more to gain scale. As overall funding for technology start-ups declines, M&A deal value in 2015 went up 70% over 2014 to $1.35 billion across 137 transactions, with a 130% increase in the deal volume compared to 2014, according to a …

Private equity investments drop 46% to $5.8 bn in 6 months
8 years, 8 months ago

Private equity investments drop 46% to $5.8 bn in 6 months

Firstpost  

PE investments in India, excluding real estate, deals worth $10.6 billion were recorded during the January-June period of last year New Delhi: After a ‘dream run’ last year, private equity investments eased in the first half of this year with deals worth $5.8 billion, down nearly 46 percent as investors went on a ‘wait and watch’ mode. According to News …

PE investments surge to a record 8-year high at $17.5 bn in 2015
9 years, 3 months ago

PE investments surge to a record 8-year high at $17.5 bn in 2015

Firstpost  

At $17.5 billion, PE investments registered a jump of 34% over calendar year, 2014, which saw $13 billion invested across 560 deals New Delhi: Private equity investments in India touched a record high of $17.5 billion in 2015 across 685 deals, breaching the previous high of $14.7 billion recorded in 2007, a PwC report says. According to the report, PE …

Pharma companies take the lead as cross-border M&As rise
9 years, 5 months ago

Pharma companies take the lead as cross-border M&As rise

Live Mint  

Cross-border merger and acquisition deals rose 10% in terms of deal value in the July-September quarter this year compared with the same period last year, said law firm Baker and McKenzie’s quarterly cross-border M&A Index launched on Wednesday. The majority of those deals are in the life science sector, with six transactions totalling $1.5 billion, as Indian companies seek to …

As many as 61 listed companies made open offers worth over Rs 23,000 cr in 2014
10 years, 2 months ago

As many as 61 listed companies made open offers worth over Rs 23,000 cr in 2014

Firstpost  

As many as 61 listed companies made open offers worth over Rs 23,000 crore in 2014 against 81 firms in previous year as buoyant equity market led to subdued activity in such offers. New Delhi: As many as 61 listed companies made open offers worth over Rs 23,000 crore in 2014 against 81 firms in previous year as buoyant equity …

Deal stream: Six deals worth Rs 27,153 crore closed in just seven days
10 years, 4 months ago

Deal stream: Six deals worth Rs 27,153 crore closed in just seven days

Firstpost  

The deal makers are expecting more such “frenzied” weeks and months ahead with domestic deals overshadowing both outbound and inbound deals due to the rising market sentiment. Kotak Mahindra Bank clinched the biggest M&A deal in the nation’s banking history and also the biggest across the sectors so far this year, by snapping up ING Vysya last Thursday in an …

India one of the strongest markets for M&A deals globally: KPMG
10 years, 7 months ago

India one of the strongest markets for M&A deals globally: KPMG

India TV News  

New Delhi: India has emerged one of the strongest performers in the deal-street across the world as M&As of Indian corporates increased 10 per cent in the first half of 2014, whereas the number decreased by 1 per cent globally, says a KPMG report. The Indian M&A figure is even more impressive over a 12 month period, wherein India Inc …

Report: India Inc transacts 411 M&A deals worth $25.48 bn during Jan-Oct
11 years, 4 months ago

Report: India Inc transacts 411 M&A deals worth $25.48 bn during Jan-Oct

India TV News  

New Delhi: India Inc's M&A activity in the first 10 months of this year remained muted, with just 411 deals amounting to $25.48 billion, registering a decline of 17 per cent from the same period a year ago, says a report. In the January-October period of 2012, India Inc had announced 493 deals, while in 2011 this was as high …

Is private equity bullish on India real estate once again?
11 years, 7 months ago

Is private equity bullish on India real estate once again?

Firstpost  

According to property consulting firm Cushman and Wakefield about $2 billion is available with private equity firms ready to be deployed in real estate in the next one year, but PE funds want to put in money only in those projects with strong fundamentals. Even though private equity investment in the Indian real realty hasfallen nearly 50 percent to $276 …

Private equity firms invest $1.01 bn in Oct-Dec quarter
12 years, 1 month ago

Private equity firms invest $1.01 bn in Oct-Dec quarter

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Private equity firms invested $ 1,010 million in India, down 32 percent, during the October- December quarter, says a PwC survey. According to PwC MoneyTree India report-a quarterly study of private equity investment activity based on data by Venture Intelligence -PE firms invested $1.01 billion in 82 deals during the fourth quarter of 2012, a decline of 32 …

India Inc's M&A deal tally touches $41 bn: Grant Thornton
12 years, 3 months ago

India Inc's M&A deal tally touches $41 bn: Grant Thornton

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 5: Corporate India announced merger and acquisition deals worth nearly $10 billion in the month of November, taking the year-to-date total to over $41 billion, according to global consultancy firm Grant Thornton. Though the number of M&A deals in the country declined to 56 from as much as 71 a year ago, in value terms it increased …

M&A deals are back on fire but valuation concerns remain
12 years, 3 months ago

M&A deals are back on fire but valuation concerns remain

Firstpost  

Given the financial stress in Europe, Indian firms with ready cash reserves are showing a lot of interest in value hunting overseas. The sense that India may finally be ready to discover its taste for foreign assets got stronger when Mahindra & Mahindra expressed interest in acquiring 49 percent in British luxury sports car maker Aston Martin. “The other aspect …

Equity capital market deal value falls to 8-year low
12 years, 7 months ago

Equity capital market deal value falls to 8-year low

Firstpost  

Activity in the Indian equity capital market suffered a significant slump as the deal value fell over 18 percent to an eight-year low of $ 7.3 billion this year so far New Delhi: Activity in the Indian equity capital market suffered a significant slump as the deal value fell over 18 percent to an eight-year low of $ 7.3 billion …

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