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M&As likely to witness a strong comeback as PEs bet more cash in India

PE investors and promoter sales have largely dominated the equity sell-down activity over the last two years

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S Ramesh, MD & CEO, Kotak Investment Banking

Dev Chatterjee Mumbai

4 min read Last Updated : Aug 28 2023 | 10:09 PM IST

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India are expected to stay buoyant, seen over the last three-four years, despite a slowdown in the first seven months of the calendar year.

“M&A is a lumpy business activity, and we may suddenly see large deals taking place during the next two quarters of the calendar year.

This would help maintain the streak of strong M&A activity. This sustainable trajectory over the medium term will be led by private equities (PEs), who are investing billions of dollars to acquire local companies. They would be implementing best global practices in the acquired companies, thus increasing

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