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Cross-border M&A looking to increase in 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: | Tags: India, Grant Thornton, India Watch, M&A, South Asia Group, Anuj Chande, mergers and acquisitions, Cross border M&A, Srividya CG

As expected, due to the continued global financial downturn and economic cautiousness, M&A activity in India and across the rest of the world over the past year has seen a substantial decline in volume and value in comparison with previous years. Not even the recent economic growth seen in India in the last half of 2009 could revive the sector in the short term.

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Cash rich Indian firms cushion fall of M&A in India

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: | Tags: India, offshore, global, India Watch, M&A, Grant Thornton India, South Asia Group, Anuj Chande, Alex Wright, Pankaj Karna, Cross border M&A

The recent instability in M&A activity throughout the second quarter of the year, as discussed in the last India Watch report, has continued into the third quarter of 2009. Where equity and commodity markets have seen rather unprecedented growth over the past 4 months, Indian M&A activity has seen a continued lack of stability or growth.

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