Mergers and Acquisitions are used extensively for restructuring the business organisation and they have become the favoured route for either inorganic growth or consolidation.
In recent times, Mergers and Acquisitions have increasingly gained traction allacross the world. Some of the reasons behind this are globalization, liberalization, technological advancements, and an intense competitive business environment. Mergers and Acquisitions are extensively used for restructuring the organisation, and lately, they have become one of the favoured routes for either inorganic growth or consolidation. The rapid advancement of disruptive technologies and innovative ideas have shaken the existing status quo, and, given the speed of advancement, no business can afford to be complacent, and, this perhaps is one of the biggest reasons fuelling heightened M&A activity.
There is an overall buoyancy in the M&A scenario in India due to positive government intervention through economic reforms, some big-ticket M&A transactions such as the takeover of Essar Oil by Rosneft, Flipkart's merger with eBay India (2017) etc. Businesses in India have made the right noise, and, if the projections are to be believed, the value of M&A transactions and the quantum of deals is set to surpass all previous records. The M&A activity in the previous years has witnessed a slowdown in the US and Europe, while they have remained upbeat in Asia.
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