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Topic: Mergers

Competition watchdog flags concern over $8.5 bn Disney-Reliance merger citing cricket broadcast rights

The merged company, majority-owned by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance, would control cricket broadcast rights, sparking concerns over pricing power and dominance in advertising.

Reliance and Disney announce $8.5 billion media assets merger in India

Reliance will infuse $1.4 billion in the merged entity, with the company and its affiliates holding a more than 63% stake. Disney will hold about 37%, the companies said in a joint statement.

‘It was my father’s dream to see Rahul as PM’ — YS Sharmila joins Congress

Sharmila also announced the merger of her YSR Telangana Party with Congress. She founded the outfit after parting ways with her brother, Andhra CM Jagan Reddy, in July 2021.

HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh says merger to be effective from 1 July, reports CNBC-TV18

HDFC had, in April last year, announced the country's biggest ever merger with HDFC Bank, worth $40 billion.

ZEE-Sony India merger sure to happen irrespective of Punit Goenka being CEO, reports ET

Report comes day after Sony Pictures Entertainment said it took country's markets regulator's order banning Zee Entertainment CEO from holding board positions 'seriously'.

Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines announce merger of Air India, Vistara by March 2024

As part of the deal, SIA would also pump in $250 million in Air India, giving it a 25.1% stake in an enlarged Air India group.

Railways merger plan — new officers could come via common exam, old ones to remain in silos

Existing officers would continue in their departments, while the new officers could be recruited into a common IRMS. Railways spokesperson says matter is being deliberated upon.

Piyush Goyal pushes to ‘fast track’ merger of railway services, seeks to convince officers

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal met officers of different railway services Wednesday to address concerns over proposed merger, find ways to bypass hurdles.

Covid pandemic gives businesses plenty of reasons to get back to dealmaking

It was the pharma industry that kicked off the global megamerger wave last time around, in early 2014.

Tata’s steel plan thrown back into doubt as merger collapses

Tata has been trying to find a solution for its European business since being hit by the 2016 commodity crisis.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.