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Citi becomes No. 1 investment banker in India, earns $60 million in last 6 months: LSEGThe jump gives Citi a 9.8% wallet share of India's total investment banking fee pool, which itself shrank 20% year-on-year to $614.1 millio...
Global Market: M&A hits record $2.8 trillion in H1 2026 as mega-deals dominate activityGlobal M&A activity hit a record Rs 2.8 trillion in the first half of 2026, driven by a surge in mega-deals above $10 billion. Supportive f...
Dealmaking stays strong as startup M&A momentum carries into 2026Indian startups are experiencing a surge in M&A exits, particularly in consumer, fintech, and ecommerce sectors, signalling a robust recove...
A German and a Chinese walk into a hot Indian corporate battlegroundIndia's consumer durables market is heating up as global giants like Bosch enter the mass segment and tech firm Xiaomi expands into large a...
Pizza Hut: From $600 loan to 20,000 stores and the new $2.7 billion twist for the global empirePizza Hut, a nearly 70-year-old American icon, has been split in a $2.7 billion deal. Yum Brands is selling its international business outs...
Trump suddenly finds himself in a perfect storm. Can he survive it?Trump faces mounting challenges this summer, including legal setbacks, weak approval ratings and public anxiety over inflation and fuel pri...
Warren Buffett successor Greg Abel leads Berkshire Hathaway $10B Alphabet stock investment—Why is Big Tech shift accelerating now?Warren Buffett successor Alphabet investment leads Berkshire Hathaway $10B deal, signaling a major Big Tech shift. Berkshire Hathaway, unde...
Yum Brands in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to LongRange Capital, source saysYum Brands is reportedly in exclusive talks with private-equity firm LongRange Capital for a potential sale of its Pizza Hut chain. This mo...
I-Beauty! After J, K and C, now it's India's turn in the big beautiful marketIndia's beauty industry is emerging as a global force, blending Ayurvedic heritage with modern science to create "I-beauty." With rising ex...
US stock market today: Why Dow Jones is down while S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise today — Dow crashes over 160 points as oil surges above $100 and Iran tensions rattle blue-chip stocksUS stock market today shows a sharp split. The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls over 160 points. Oil prices surge above $100. Iran tensio...
India’s consumer sector sees funding dip but deal activity surges in FY26Indian consumer sector investment declined in FY26. Investors are now favoring smaller, diversified deals over large bets. Deal volume, how...
Women’s Day Special: Women make up 40% of IT workforce, so why are billion-dollar deals still dominated by men?International Women's Day 2026: Despite strong female representation in the IT workforce, men continue to dominate multi-million dollar dea...
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro explores sale, sources sayTrend Micro is working with investment bankers to solicit interest from potential buyers, which include private equity firms, the sources s...
India Inc. witnesses 142 deals worth $6.1 bn in January 2024: ReportIn January, India Inc experienced a surge in deal activity with 142 transactions amounting to $6.1 billion, marking a 15% increase in volum...
Record $82 billion deal-making spree sees India defy global slumpIndia saw $82.3 billion pending and completed M&A deals in the second quarter, the highest amount on record, according to data compiled by ...
How Wall Street's hottest dealmaking trend fizzledBoehly's SPAC deal would have taken Sportradar public in New York without the need for a heavily regulated IPO, which restricts companies' ...
Look who’s smiling in times of Covid: Deal Street hits a yearly record in 9 monthsFinancial institution groups (FIGs) have been the most prolific issuers of capital in India, accounting for approximately 40 per cent of th...
Mum's the word on funding in startups as deals dry upAmong the many lessons learnt by entrepreneurs, the most important, perhaps, is that fundraising is not an end, but a means to an end, and ...
India among top 10 acquirers in US market this yearIndia has been ranked among top 10 acquirers in the US market this year with 16 deals valued at $1.7 billion, says Baker & McKenzie.
- Global M&As drop in Q1, but bankers see revival soon
Global dealmaking slumped for a third straight quarter as chief executive officers funnelled cash into share buybacks and new products, a t...