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Mahindra acquires SsangYong! A step to creating an international presence?
With more than 12 different verticals from real estate to retail to defence, Mahindra has been there done that in almost every field. But at its core even today lies the automotive sector. By core I don’t really mean their success is…
Bharti Airtel’s first Salvo – Slashes Tariff rates by half in Kenya! And the Minute…
Punch! Here comes Bharti Airtel’s first salvo from its acquisition of Zain Group’s mobile operations in 15 countries across Africa. In a lethal competitive move, Zain Kenya has announced a deep cut in tariff charges in a bid to capture new…
Mergers & Acquisitions back with a Bang – Telecom Sector leads…
M&A activity in India is back with a bang on back of mega Telecom Industry deals involving Indian companies. According to figures released by ASSOCHAM, Mergers & Acquisition deals valued at USD USD 33.83 billion were executed during…
Reliance Industries acquires Infotel to foray in Telecom Business
The auction process was always slated to peak out in a day or two with the soaring bids. So, it wasn’t a big surprise to see end of BWA Auction. What was surprising though is the news that pan-India winner of the BWA spectrum, Infotel…
Will Reliance venture into Telecom Sector? If yes, how much will it be Justified?
The annual report of Reliance Industries points out that the company has pared its debt burden by about 15.5% to the tune of around Rs.12382 crore of unsecured loans in 2009-10, on the back of revenue inflow from newly commissioned 580,000…
6 important aspects of Global Mergers & Acquisitions
According to the quarterly deals data, the total value of outbound (overseas) deals by Indian companies grew to over $12 billion in the March 2010 quarter from a measly $52 million seen in the same period last year. The number of deals also…
Bharti Seals Zain Deal to Fulfill its African Dreams
Finally, Bharti Airtel can now be termed as emerging-market multinational. Bharti and Zain Telecom on Tuesday signed a legally binding agreement in Amsterdam where Bharti acquired most of the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain telecom for a…
Bharti Airtel’s Wild Acquisition Plans Seem To Be Backfiring
May be it’s only me, but looks like Bharti Airtel is hell bent on chasing Fool’s Gold. Bharti has been chasing inorganic growth at a maddening pace primarily to expand globally. One of the top most telecom operators in India,…
Mahindra Satyam Turnaround- The Phoenix That Rose From The Ashes Story
Satyam Computer Services has probably been the buzzword of the year gone by, albeit for unfortunate reasons. Satyam was one of the top most IT services company and shouldered the industry veterans like Infosys and Wipro. Who would have…
India Venture Capital & Private Equity Report
If you are a Early Stage Startup, your chances are of getting VC or Private Equity funding is very slim and numbers prove it – Only 9% of all the VC / PE deals have been for early stage companies between 2004 to 2008. This is especially…
Corus and Ranbaxy – Acquisitions gone wrong?
These two acquisitions were the cynosure of all eyes in the past years. Is the world looking at these big-ticket acquisitions with the same respect? I doubt it.
Corus to me is the first thing that went wrong for Tata group. It paid a…
Oracle to buy Sun. Should we look for a new database?
Sun Microsystems was on the block for a while now. Though there were lot of hopefuls IBM was the first to bid for Sun. The talks fell apart. Oracle offered a higher price and will be buying Sun Microsystems for $7.4 bn. Sun and Oracle make…
Satyam goes to Tech Mahindra. Is it a win-win for all parties?
Tech Mahindra has a new middle name and it is Satyam. The new kid is Tech S. Mahindra. Coming to the real deal, Tech Mahindra is the successful bidder for the Satyam Computer Services. It has offered 58 rupees per share, which values Satyam…
It is down to last 5 for buying Satyam
It has been 3 long and painful months for Satyam - the company. Lot of things happened in 3 months. So many things have happened that one can even just blog about Satyam only and nothing else. Now, the sad story might have a happy ending.…
Sterlite to buy Asarco for $1.7 bn
Vedanta Resources has made a $1.7 bn takeover bid for US based copper miner Asarco. Vedanta will be using Sterlite Industries for the bid. The deal is $1.1 bn in cash and $600 mn to be paid over the period of 9 years. Sterlite has made a…
RIL-RPL are merging. Who will benefit?
Who will benefit? definitely not Chevron. Chevron has a 5% stake in Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL). It bought the stake 3 years ago for 60 rupees per share. If it doesn't raise the stake now to 29%, it will get the same amount of money it…
Satyam’s suitor will be in for an arranged marriage
The only thing Satyam's buyer will be knowing is that they will be buying Satyam - the company. Other than that they just have to rely on public information. It is like me sitting in front of my computer and doing some research (read…
Shilpa Shetty gets into the IPL action. Buys 12% stake in Rajasthan Royals
Reality show Big Brother of UK catapulted Shilpa Shetty from her sagging career. There is no looking back for her since then. She released a Yoga DVD and became the host of Indian Big Brother reality show. This show pushed the new channels…
Satyam letter from Mr. Ramalinga Raju to its board directors admitting fraud !
To the Board of Directors
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Dear Board Members, It is with deep regret, at tremendous burden that I am carrying on my conscience, that I would like to bring the following facts to your notice:
The Balance…
Satyam acquires Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties – All in the family
Satyam Computers will acquiring 100% stake in Maytas properties for $1.3 billion and 51% stake in Maytas Infra for $300 million. Both the companies are in real estate sector. Maytas Infrastructure has the $4 bn Hyderabad metro project in…