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Nexus finally gives in, Snapdeal ready to merge with Flipkart

The transaction is through and an announcement could come anytime within the next 72 hours

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Karan Choudhury New Delhi
Three months, more than 15 meetings, and a payout of at least $210 million later, it’s a clear road now for Japanese telecom and internet giant SoftBank to merge its biggest Indian asset Snapdeal with leading e-commerce firm Flipkart.
 
The deal valuing Snapdeal at around $1 billion, a steep fall from its peak of $6.5 billion last year, signals the biggest consolidation in the sector and fierce competition between Jeff Bezos-led Amazon and the poster boy of Indian e-commerce, Flipkart. The transaction is through, sources in the know confirmed, and an announcement could come anytime within the next 72