M&A
General
Kotak Mahindra-ING Vysya Bank merger gets shareholders' approval
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's proposed acquisition of ING Vysya Bank Ltd through an all-stock merger has received approvals from the ......
TMT
Instant messaging venture Hike acquires free voice-calling app Zip Phone
Hike, the instant messaging (IM) app service from BSB (Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between Bharti Group and Japan’s SoftBank), ......
Infrastructure
Facility management co ValuePro buys indoor plants firm Gardenia Ornamental
ValuePro International Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based company that offers facility management, employee transportation and supply chain solutions, has acquired city-based ......
TMT
CommonFloor acqui-hires social app for college campuses Bakfy
Bangalore-based maxHeap Technologies Pvt Ltd, the company behind the real estate and apartment management portal CommonFloor.com, has acqui-hired Bakfy, a ......
Consumer
Godrej Consumer to acquire South Africa's Frika Hair
Mumbai-based FMCG firm Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is acquiring hair extension business from the South Africa-based Frika Hair (Pty) ......
Healthcare
Apollo Hospitals acquires Nova Medical's surgical unit for $24M
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, the country's top hospital firm, has acquired Nova Specialty Hospitals, the short-stay surgical centres unit of ......
TMT
Videocon d2h inks $375M deal with US blank cheque co; on track for NASDAQ listing
Videocon d2h Ltd, which runs the direct to home (DTH) business for Videocon Group, has inked a deal to sell ......
Manufacturing
Deepak Fertilisers sells 2.2% stake in Mangalore Chemicals
In a surprising move amid a takeover battle for UB Group firm Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (MCFL), Pune-based Deepak ......
TMT
Snapdeal buys stake in product comparison site Smartprix.com
Delhi-based Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd, which runs e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal, has quietly picked a stake in Smartprix Web Private Limited, ......
General
UK-based Bupa to hike stake in Indian health insurance JV Max Bupa to 49%
UK-based health insurance company Bupa proposes to increase its stake in Indian joint venture Max Bupa to 49 per cent ......
