Merger

Omnicom's $13-billion takeover of IPG reshapes India's ad market as Kartik Sharma takes charge, leadership resets unfold, and global job cuts follow the mega consolidation

The Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy, marking a major consolidation in India's digital insurance marketplace

Paramount Skydance, backed by billionaire Larry Ellison, is weighing a $30 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery, a move that could unite Hollywood giants and reshape global media landscape

A merger of the two would shrink Hollywood's major legacy studios to four and unite some of the biggest names in news, movies and TV, inviting regulatory scrutiny

Under the proposed deal, which will require regulatory approvals, Anglo American shareholders would own 62.4% of new company Anglo Teck, while shareholders in Teck would hold 37.6%

Saraswat Bank will take over all assets and liabilities of New India Co-operative Bank, with its branches becoming part of Saraswat Bank from August 4, 2025.

Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue. The stamp of approval from the Federal Communications Commission comes after months of turmoil revolving around President Donald Trump's legal battle with 60 Minutes, the crown jewel of Paramount-owned broadcast network CBS. With the specter of the Trump administration potentially blocking the hard-fought deal with Skydance, Paramount earlier this month agreed to pay a $16 million settlement with the President. Critics of the settlement lambasted it as a veiled a bribe to appease Trump, amid rising alarm over editorial independence overall. Further outrage also emerged after CBS said it was canceling Stephen Colbert's Late Show just days after the comedian sharply criticized the parent company's settlement on air. Paramount cited financial reasons, but big names both within and outside the company have questioned

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC Kavitha accuses insiders of conspiring to merge BRS with BJP; calls KCR 'god surrounded by devils' and questions brother KTR's silence on key issues

Ceigall India on Monday said its board has approved the merger of wholly-owned subsidiary Ceigall Infra Projects with publicly listed C&C Construction to enhance business efficiency. Ceigall India, an infrastructure construction firm, in a statement said post the merger, Ceigall India will hold up to 95 per cent of the merged entity, with plans to reduce its stake to 75 per cent in line with Sebi regulations. The proposed merger, subject to approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), aims to revive C&C Construction, which was earlier under liquidation. The merger also aims to integrate C&C Construction's capabilities in transmission, distribution, railways, bridges, and building construction into Ceigall's broader infrastructure portfolio, it added. The merger will result in administrative and operational rationalization, enhance business efficiency, flexibility, and agility, positioning the transferee company for sustainable growth," Ceigall India said in a BSE

Lord's Mark, which operates across diagnostics, medtech and renewable energy, is placing strong bets on its remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to drive global expansion

There seems to have been a subtle change in the approach of the government towards disinvestment

Shareholder vote on the proposal from February 13 to 17

Trend is expected to grow as firms explore alternative debt sources

Honda has focused more on hybrids and unlike Nissan offers the models in the United States, where demand for the cars has surged

News of Foxconn's interest emerged as Honda Motor Co. and Nissan announced they have entered potential merger talks, which would better position the combined company to face competitive challenges

Honda is considering several options including a merger, capital tie-up or the establishment of a holding company, Executive Vice President Shinji Aoyama said

Vodafone and Three have committed to spend $14 billion to build a better 5G network that will serve 50 million customers, including the subscribers of Vodafone's network partner Virgin Media O2

Based on the swap ratio recommended in the valuation report, the Aster promoters will hold 24 per cent and Blackstone 30.7 per cent in the merged entity

This is Aster's first major deal since selling its Gulf business. The company will get access to Quality's 5,500 beds, taking the merged entity's total bed count to more than 10,000

US-based private equity major Blackstone may hold a majority stake in merged entity