Advent International frontrunner to buy Whirlpool’s India arm in likely $1bn dealSale process gets boost after October agreements between US parent and local arm; block trades a fallback option for appliances giant if PE...
10 Nov, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
RBI opens door for banks in M&A financing, squeezing private creditFor years, banks were barred from financing mergers and acquisitions through equity purchases, curbs that were put in place to prevent leve...
03 Oct, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
Dorf Ketal finds a match in Italmatch, eyes $1.6 bn buyout from Bain CapitalDorf Ketal, a Mumbai-based specialty chemicals manufacturer, is in advanced talks to acquire Italmatch Chemicals SpA for $1.6 billion from ...
19 Sep, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Paint companies may get some colour as the rains retreatPaint cos anticipate a stronger second half of the fiscal year, driven by pent-up demand and favorable economic factors like reduced intere...
15 Sep, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Multibillion-dollar deals fuel pickup in India's mergers & acquisitions activityMergers and acquisitions in India are increasing. Cross-border deals and private equity funds are driving this growth. M&A volume has reach...
04 Sep, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Indian firms tap bond market for acquisitions on mutual fund demandIndian companies are increasingly turning to the bond market to finance acquisitions, planning to raise over $2 billion in the coming month...
28 Aug, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
JSW Group secures Rs 9,300-crore financing for Akzo Nobel acquisitionJSW Group has secured ₹9,300 crore to acquire Akzo Nobel India. The funding includes debt and convertibles. Foreign lenders and domestic mu...
04 Jul, 2025, 05.25 AM IST
Adani, Birla foray into cables sector to spur consolidationThe entry of Aditya Birla and Adani groups into India’s $9 billion wires and cables sector is expected to trigger consolidation, with both ...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
JSW poised to acquire Akzo Nobel India for $1.1 billionJSW Paints is poised to acquire Akzo Nobel India, valuing Akzo Nobel NV’s stake at approximately Rs 9,000 crore. This acquisition will posi...
26 May, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Akzo Nobel India shares rally 6% as JSW Paints enters exclusive buyout talksJSW Paints is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Akzo Nobel India, potentially outbidding a consortium led by Advent International. T...
16 May, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Stocks in the news: Bharat Forge, Prestige Estates, Titan, Eveready, BEL, Cipla, BoB and Divi's LabDefence stocks may gain after the Ministry of Defence said it has prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the i...
10 Aug, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
Worst is yet to come for European corporates, agencies warnRatings agencies this week warned that European corporates, particularly in the telecoms, retail and auto sectors, may not have felt the wo...
06 Dec, 2012, 11.32 PM IST
- No open offer for Indian shareholders in Akzo Nobel's ICI buyout
Akzo Nobel's acquisition of ICI would normally have triggered off a bonanza in the form of an open offer in India, for ICI India's sharehol...
19 Dec, 2007, 12.01 AM IST
- Akzo Nobel, Henkel plan to carve up ICI biz
Akzo Nobel has made a $16-billion bid for UK’s ICI mainly to get control to its iconic brand Dulux.
09 Aug, 2007, 05.51 AM IST