Static GK Study Material List of Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022 – Download PDF

List of Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022 – Download PDF

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Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022

Download List of Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India PDF for Banking, SSC, Railways, and UPSC Exams. Hello Aspirants, In today’s world we have seen many companies merge into some other companies, or you can also say that a big company acquired the business of a small company.If we think from the competitive exams point of view then you should know the “Mergers and Acquisitions In India”. Because corporate affairs are also important for the exams as current affairs.

Typically, the questions are based on the acquiring company or the company that is being acquired.It is not focused on the amount of money involved but on how significant the merger is and also – how popular the merger is.Unfortunately, there are no such lists easily and readily available.So here we are providing the “List of Important Mergers and Acquisition In India”.

Mergers and Acquisitions in India

What is a Merger? A merger is the combination of two companies into one by either closing the old entities into one new entity or by one company absorbing the other.In other words, two or more companies are consolidated into one company.

What is Acquisition? An acquisition is defined as a corporate transaction where one company purchases a portion or all of another company’s shares or assets. Acquisitions are typically made in order to take control of, and build on, the target company’s strengths and capture synergies.

Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India

If you are preparing for Banking, SSC, Railways, and UPSC and other competitive Exams, you may find some questions related to Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India. Questions based on Recent Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022 form a part of the Current Affairs in General Awareness section of many Govt. and Bank exams.

Important Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022

Important Acquisitions in India
S. No.	Company Acquires		Company Acquired
1.	Imarticus Learning		Eckovation
2.	Pfizer		Hospira
3.	Ola		GeoSpoc
4.	Reliance Retail Ventures Limited		52% stake in Ritika Private Limited
5.	Reliance New Energy		Sterling & Wilson Solar
6.	JSW Steel		Neotrex Steel
7.	Emami Ltd		Brillare Sciences
8.	Betaine BV		Hinduja Global Solutions
9.	Nykaa		Dot and Key
10.	Zomato		Uber Eats
11.	Ebix		Yatra
12.	Advent International		Enamor
13.	Accenture		Droga5
14.	Reliance Brands		Hamleys Global Holdings (HGHL)
15.	Silverpush		BetterButter
16.	InMobi		Roposo
17.	Famous Innovations		Three Bags Full
18.	Havas Group		Shobiz
19.	Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital		WhiteBalance
20.	Publicis Groupe		Epsilon
21.	Disney		21st Century Fox
22.	Killer Jeans		Desi Belle
23.	OYO Rooms		Europe’s Leisure Group
24.	Apple		Intel’s Smartphone Modem
25.	Mortgage Lender HDFC		Apollo Munich Health Insurance
26.	Power Finance Corporation		Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
27.	Bandhan Bank		Gruh Finance
28.	Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd		TitanX
29.	Walmart		Flipkart
30.	Tata Steel		Bhushan Steel
31.	HUL		GSK Consumer
32.	Teleperformance		Intelenet Global Services
33.	LIC’s		IDBI bank
34.	ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd)		HPCL(Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited)
35.	India UPL Ltd.		Arysta LifeScience Inc
36.	Bharti Airtel		Tikona
37.	Flipkart		Liv.Ai
38.	Hindalco		Aleris
39.	PVR		SPI (Sathyam, Escape, Pallazo)
40.	Freshdesk		Pipemonk
41.	WNS Global Services		Denali Sourcing Services
42.	Byju		Vidyaratha
43.	Cadila Healthcare Ltd		Sentynl Therapeutics Inc
44.	Wipro Ltd		InfoSERVER SA
45.	Axis Bank		Freecharge
46.	Nuance Communications		mCarbon Tech Innovations
47.	Aurobindo Pharma		Part of business from TL Biopharmaceutical AG of Switzerland
48.	Havells India		Lloyd Electric’s Consumer Durable Business
49.	Bharti Airtel		Telenor India
50.	Sony Corporation		TEN Sports from Zee
51.	Cognizant Technology Solutions		Brilliant Service Co. Ltd:
52.	Dr. Reddy Laboratories Ltd		Imperial Credit Private Ltd
53.	Tech Mahindra Ltd		CJS Solutions
54.	Cyient		Certon Software
55.	WNS		HealthHelp
56.	Taro Pharma		Canada’s Thallion Pharmaceuticals
57.	Piramal Enterprises		Business from Mallinckrodt LLC
Important Mergers in India
S. No.	First company	Second Company
58.	National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH)	ICMR – National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH)
59.	Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IBHFL) and Indiabulls Commercial Credit Limited (ICCL)	Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB)
60.	Capital First	IDFC Bank
61.	Housing. com	PropTiger. com
62.	Vodafone India	Idea Cellular
63.	Bank of Baroda	Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank
64.	State Bank of India	Bhartiya Mahila Bank, SB of Bikaner and Jaipur, SB of Patiala, SB of Travancore
65.	IndusInd Bank	Bharat Financial (SKS Microfinance)
66.	Flipkart	E-bay India
67.	TATA Steel	ThyssenKrupp
68.	Piramal Capital	DHFL

RELIANCE JIO Stake Sale
S. No.	Company	Stake Sale with Percentage
1.	Facebook	9.99%, Investment : $5.7 Billion ( 43,574 Crore)
2.	Silver Lake	1.15%, Investment : $747 Million ( 5,655.75 Crore)
3.	Silver Lake	0.93%, Investment: $600 million (4546.80cr.)
4.	Vista	2.32%, Investment : $7.95 Billion ( 11,367 Crore)
5.	General Atlantic	1.34%, Investment : $869 Million (6,598.38 Crore)
6.	KKR	2.32%, Investment : $7.95 Billion (11,367 Crore)
7.	Mubadala	1.85%, Investment: 9,093.60cr.
8.	Abu Dhabi Investment Authority	1.16%, Investment: 5683.50cr.
9.	TPG	0.93%, Investment: 4546.80cr
10.	L Catterton	0.39%, Investment: 1894.50cr.
11.	PIF	2.32%, Investment: 11,367cr.
12.	Intel	0.39%, Investment: 1894.50cr
13.	Qualcomm Ventures	0.15% stake at Rs 730cr
14.	Google	7.7% stake at 33,737cr.
	Total: Rs. 1,52,056 crores , Stake: 32.94%

Mergers and Acquisitions in India 2022

S. No.	Merger Company	Remarks
1.	Reliance Retail Ventures Stake	Silver Lake – 1.75% stake (7500cr.) KKR- 1.28% equity (5500 cr.)
2.	Infosys to buy Czech consultancy firm GuideVision	IT firm Infosys annunced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire GuideVision, an enterprise service management consultancy for up to 30 million euros including earn-out and bonuses.
3.	TikTok to merge with Oracle	Byte Dance a Chinese Company which owns a popular video-sharing app called TikTok in its recent merger deals choose Oracle a US-based firm.
4.	Infosys acquires product design firm Kaleidoscope Innovation	Global software major Infosys 3rd September announced it has acquired U.S.-based product design firm Kaleidoscope Innovation for $42 million to expand its engineering service offerings in medical devices, consumer and industrial markets across America.
5.	ICICI Lombard to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance	Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business will merge with ICICI Lombard’s general insurance business through a scheme of arrangement. Bharti Enterprises currently owns 51 per cent stake in Bharti AXA General Insurance, while French insurer AXA has 49 per cent.
6.	Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in Netmeds	Reliance Industries Limited through its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired majority equity stake in Chennai-based Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively known as ‘Netmeds’) for approximately ₹620 crores in cash.
7.	LIC acquires 5% stake in YES Bank	LIC purchased 105.98 crore shares, reflecting 4.23 per cent stake. Prior to this, LIC had 0.75 per cent stake in Yes Bank though 19 crore shares held. LIC holding in the bank increased to 4.98 per cent through 125 crore shares held.
8.	Adani Group to acquire 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport	Gautam Adani-led Adani Group is set to acquire a 74 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), which operates the country’s second-largest airport, with the current operator settling its disputes with its minority partner and exiting the venture.
9.	Reliance Retail acquires Future Group’s retail business	Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has acquired Future Group’s retail and wholesale business, and logistics and warehousing business for ₹24,713 crore.
10.	KKR to buy 54% Stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals	Global investment firm KKR will buy a 54% equity stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai based pharmaceutical major for Rs 3,109 crore.
11.	UltraTech’s Subsidiary To Sell Entire Stake In Chinese Cement Firm	Krishna Holdings, a subsidiary of UltraTech Nathdwara Cement, will sell its entire 92.5 per cent stake in China’s Shandong Binani Rongan Cement for around $129 million. UltraTech Nathdwara Cement is a subsidiary of the UltraTech Cement.
12.	Adani Power to acquire US-based AES’ 49% stake in Odisha Power	Adani Power will purchase a 49 percent equity stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) for $135 million (around Rs 1,019 crore) from US-based The AES Corporation’s, the company announced on June 23. The Odisha government holds the balance 51 percent stake in OPGC.
13.	Yes Bank acquires 24.19% stake in Dish TV	Yes Bank Ltd acquired a 24.19% stake in direct-to-home service provider, Dish TV India Ltd, by invoking pledges against 44.53 equity shares kept as collateral with the private lender for a loan.
14.	Acquisition of 100% shares and control of Tech Data Corporation by Tiger Midco LLC	The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the proposed acquisition of 100% shares and control of Tech Data Corporation by Tiger Midco LLC.
15.	BP Global’s 49% acquisition of Reliance BP Mobility Limited	The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination between BP Global Investments Ltd and Reliance BP Mobility Ltd (RBPML) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act 2002.
16.	Manulife picks 49% stake in Mahindra AMC	Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (Mahindra Finance) on 29th April announce global financial services group Manulife has acquired 49 per cent stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Mahindra Asset Management Company. invested $35 million or Rs 265 crore
17.	Polycab India buys 50% stake in Ryker from Trafigura	Polycab India (PIL) on 2 May 2020 announced that it has signed an agreement with Trafigura, Singapore, to acquire 50% stake in Ryker Base thereby terminating the existing joint venture.
18.	Carlyle to buy 74% stake in SeQuent	The US based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire 74% stake in SeQuent Scientific Limited, the largest pure-play animal healthcare company in India, for $210 million (Rs.1587 crore).
19.	100% acquisition of Emami Cement by NVCL	The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of 100% of the total issued and paid up share capital of Emami Cement Limited (ECL), on a fully diluted basis, by Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited (NVCL).
20.	100% acquisition of Emami Cement by NVCL	The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of 100% of the total issued and paid up share capital of Emami Cement Limited (ECL), on a fully diluted basis, by Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited (NVCL).
21.	RITES signs pact to acquire 24% stake in Indian Railway Station Development	State-owned RITES Ltd on 22nd May has signed an agreement to buy 24% stake in Indian Railway Station Development Corp. Ltd, (IRSDC), the company tasked with redeveloping railway stations across the country.
22.	Ola Electric acquires Etergo, to launch electric two-wheeler	Ola Electric on 27th May acquired the Netherlands-based Etergo BV, an innovative electric scooter company known for its award-winning AppScooter for an undisclosed sum, and announced its foray into the premium electric two-wheeler market, both globally and nationally.
23.	ITC to acquire 100% equity share capital of Sunrise Foods	ITC Limited has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) on May 23, 2020 to acquire 100% of the equity share capital of Sunrise Foods Private Limited (SFPL), a company primarily engaged in the business of spices under the trademark ‘Sunrise’, subject to fulfillment of various terms and conditions as specified in the SPA.