International and Emerging Markets Blog
Monday, January 16, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 15
| Tags: deals,
inflation,
acquisitions,
sectors,
mergers and acquisitions,
india,
private equity,
trends,
e-commerce,
inbound,
foreign direct investment,
outbound,
private equity 2011,
mergers and acquisitions 2011,
inflation rates,
deal 2011,
public markets
Amidst the ongoing global economic woes, rising domestic inflation and interest rates, the weakening rupee and a volatile Sensex, 2011 has contributed to robust Indian deal numbers. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity (PE) in India clocked up 961 deals with a total value of to US$51 billion in 2011 compared to 971 deals amounting to US$62 billion in 2010.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 14
| Tags: India,
M&A,
deals,
energy,
market,
Deal Tracker,
Grant Thornton LLP,
assets,
telecom,
tourism
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the first nine months of 2011 totaled US$ 32.6 billion from 465 deals compared to US$ 42.4 billion from 511 deals during the corresponding period in 2010. While the first half of 2011 kept pace with the corresponding period of 2010 in terms of deal value, the M&A space witnessed a marginal setback in the third quarter of 2011 owing to European debt woes, S&P’s downgrade of US sovereign debt, rickety markets and tightening monetary policy in India.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
growth,
India Watch,
UK,
Grant Thornton India,
international,
deals,
economic,
Indian Economy,
sectors,
IT,
India Economy
During the first quarter of 2011, India witnessed 143 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions compared to 188 in the corresponding quarter of 2010. M&A transaction values for the period were estimated at US$17.88bn (Q1 2010 equaled US$17.44bn).
In Q1 2011, there was 60 cross-border transactions of which 26 were inbound transactions (into India) with a total value of US$13.75bn. Whereas, in comparison to Q1 2010 there were 69 cross-border transactions of which 23 were inbound with a value of US$1.12 bn.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
statistics,
M&A,
deals,
IBR,
South Asia,
mergers and acquisitions,
acquisition,
Tata,
Jaguar Land Rover
M&A statistics are showing a sharp increase in Indian takeovers in the UK last year, with Indian companies announcing 24 M&A deals targeting UK assets valued at £571 million.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
| Posted by: Sajeev Gandhi
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
China,
growth,
India Watch,
UK,
infrastructure,
risk,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
international,
deals,
South Asia,
economic,
Indian Economy,
sectors,
Cross border
India’s economy continued to demonstrate strong growth during 2010. There was significant liquidity in the market with both corporate profits and the sensex posting strong gains for the year. The BSE sensex closed 2010 at 20,509 a respectable 17% uplift during the year. Our view is that this positive trend is likely to be maintained in the medium term given the robustness of the domestic Indian market albeit against a backdrop of western economies which clearly still face some economic challenges.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: tax,
India,
growth,
M&A,
UK,
South Asia Group,
deals,
South Asia,
planning,
manufacturing,
trade,
sectors,
expansion,
outsourcing,
networks,
succession,
culture,
Midlands,
JV
Many regional UK businesses are looking to India and other Asian countries for new growth opportunities; meanwhile, a new wave of Asian entrepreneurs is considering expanding into the UK. We asked Suneel Gupta, the new head of Grant Thornton’s South Asia team in Birmingham, about the opportunities and issues involved, and what help companies need to do it.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 10
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
economy,
India Watch,
M&A,
risk,
deals,
South Asia,
mergers,
IT,
Sanjeev Gandhi
India’s economy continues to demonstrate sustained growth during 2010. There is significant liquidity in the market and sentiment is clearly on the rise. Our own view is that this upward trend is likely to be maintained in the medium term given the robustness of the domestic Indian market albeit against a backdrop of western economies which are still facing tremendous economic challenges.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
M&A,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
deals,
Indian Economy,
Cross border,
Deal Tracker,
Mergers and acquisition
As highlighted in our economic update, India’s economy continues to grow at a remarkable rate. While there continues to be fiscal matters which the Government will need to address in the short to medium term, business activity is very much on the rise.
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| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
M&A,
South Asia Group,
deals,
South Asia,
mergers,
acquisitions,
Sanjeev Gandhi
Predictably 2009 saw a significant drop in M&A activity in India. As sentiment picks up with the global economic recovery, we are seeing definite signs that India Inc. is once again ready for a sustained cross-border deal-making trend.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
global,
India's Infrastructure,
Government and Advisory Services,
PFI,
Vikesh Mehta,
Amit Jain,
PPP,
infrastructure,
Grant Thornton India,
deals,
aim,
GDP,
Indian Economy
Vikesh Mehta, Partner & Amit Jain, Director - members of Grant Thornton India’s Government & Infrastructure Advisory team, discuss how India is working towards improving its infrastructure repertoire.
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