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Explained: Why M&As are rising in India & how can investors benefit?

Reports suggest LTI & Mindtree could be eyeing a merger. Besides, the acquisition race for Holcim's India assets is heating up Ultratech Cement reportedly throwing in its hat in the ring

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Nikita Vashisht New Delhi
Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk is set to acquire micro-blogging site Twitter for about $44 billion. Back home, India Inc, too, is seeing aggressive merger and acquisition (M&A) activity with PVR-Inox and HDFC-HDFC Bank announcing their mergers recently.

While Axis Bank recently acquired Citi India’s India retail business, reports suggest Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) and Mindtree could be eyeing a merger. Besides, the acquisition race for Holcim’s India assets is heating up with Ultratech Cement, Adani Group, JSW Group, and Shree Cement reportedly throwing in their hats in the ring.

Experts say the trend underlines India Inc’s cash-rich companies’

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