MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN INDIASOME KEY TRENDS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING COMPANIES BASED IN INDIA WERE WORTH $129.4 BILLION IN 2018. IT CAN BE SAFELY SAID THAT THE STRATEGIES ARE NOW AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE OF INDIA.
FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE SHOWING MORE INTEREST IN LOCAL FIRMS Inbound M&A increased by 77% to $55.8 billion. Foreign businesses are more interested in acquiring local firms.
INDIAN BUSINESSES ARE MAKING DEEP INROADS ABROAD Outbound M&A recorded an 8-year high in 2018 clocking $13.4 billion in total deal value. Domestic companies are now creating a strong international impact.
RETAIL AND MATERIALS SECTORS ARE DRIVING THE DEALS The retail sector with $18.5 billion in inbound and the materials sector with $7.6 billion on outbound transactions are the key drivers.
LEGAL REFORMS ARE BOOSTING RESULTS The number of announced deals has grown from over 17% from the previous year. The introduction of legal reforms like the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has played a major role in this regard.
INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THE INDIAN ECONOMY The total worth of announced merger and acquisitions in India was $129.4 billion in 2018. This shows that private investors’ confidence in the Indian economy is growing. CONTACT US ADDRESS : A-33, LOWER GROUND FLOOR, DEFENCE COLONY, NEW DELHI – 110024, INDIA. PHONE : +91 11 23384517 EMAIL : ADMIN@AHLAWATASSCOCIATES.IN