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Indian dealmaking in 2026 shows a clear distinction between capital availability and transaction selectivity. BCG reported Indian M&A volume declined 20% in the first 7 months of 2026, while outbound increased and larger transactions remained resilient. ibgrid.com/business-exit-ser…

CCI just approved Tata Steel's ₹335 Cr buyout of Nippon Steel and IQ Martrade from TMILL. 23-year JV structure simplified. Full operational control for Tata Steel over container logistics. Textbook JV partner exit architecture. [email protected] IBGrid.com #Logistics

Piramal Pharma just completed the incremental 40.67% acquisition of Yapan Bio for ₹76 Cr. Converts Hyderabad-based CDMO from associate to subsidiary. 5-year staged entry (2021 to 2026) now complete. Textbook Ind AS 28 to Ind AS 110 transition. 👉IBGrid.com #Pharma

Reliable Ventures India's mandatory open offer tender window just opened at ₹21/share. Complete micro-cap architecture SPA + 100% escrow + open offer. Tender window 14-28 August. Same regulatory playbook as ₹13,188 Cr deals. #InvestmentBanking #SEBI #BusinessExit

Brookfield India REIT + NCW's Prime Offices Fund just partnered to acquire 264,000 sq ft in Mumbai BKC for ₹1,700 Cr. Equal 50:50 partnership. Brookfield manages post-close. "REIT + fund" architecture is genuinely new. #RealEstate

CESC just bought a 1.4 GWp operating solar portfolio from ReNew for ₹4,859 Cr. RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group's Purvah Green now has 4.8 GWp contracted capacity. Target 10 GW platform. Indian renewable consolidation cycle continues. #Renewables #mergerandacquisition #investmentbanking

ECS Biztech's mandatory open offer just opened at ₹10.50/share.Complete SPA + open offer architecture SPA at ₹2.26 per share for 65.42%. Open offer floor price is 4.6x the SPA price. Same regulatory playbook as ₹13,188 Cr KKR-Medicover. 📧[email protected] IBGrid.com

Government just launched 6.5% LIC OFS at ₹382/share 10% discount to previous close. 2.5% initial + 4% green shoe. Textbook disinvestment architecture. LIC shares fell 7.21% on announcement. #Regulatory

Nazara Technologies just announced ₹733.5 Cr preferential issue. Subscribers founders of Bluetile + BestPlay that Nazara just acquired for ~$303 mn. Reverse funding architecture recycles acquisition consideration back into acquirer equity. #Gaming

IndiaRF just took majority in Ashok Iron Works' foundry business for ~₹2,000 Cr. Piramal + Bain Capital 50:50 JV doing systematic mid-market industrial consolidation. Belagavi foundry cluster attracts institutional PE. #Manufacturing

KKR just bought Medicover India for ₹13,188 Cr its largest India healthcare deal ever. 24 hospitals, 4,800 beds. Plus ₹3,000-4,000 Cr fresh primary capital planned. 6x revenue, 46x EBITDA valuation. Systematic PE portfolio building. #Healthcare

Mahindra's board just approved Mahindra Last Mile Mobility fundraising at ₹10,822 Cr valuation. Same day as ₹525 Cr Truck & Bus slump sale. Subsidiary valuation transparency architecture for Indian conglomerates. #Restructuring

Indian Oil just tendered for 50% stakes in Very Large Gas Carriers. First Indian refiner ever to seek vessel ownership. Vessels reflagged under Indian flag. Textbook vertical integration architecture at PSU scale. #Energy

TVS Motor just bought 4.39% of TVS Credit Services from Lucas-TVS for ₹711 Cr. Both TVS group entities but not classified as related-party. Ownership up from 80.76% to 85.15%. Group-internal consolidation is a distinct M&A architecture. #GroupRestructuring #tvsmotors

GCPL just injected ₹200 Cr into Godrej Pet Care wholly-owned subsidiary via rights issue. Part of ₹500 Cr five-year commitment for pet food category build. Indian FMCG major uses "build-not-buy" for emerging categories. #FMCG #Godrej

Accenture in talks to invest $350 mn to convert its 23% ANSR stake to majority control at $1 bn valuation. Up from $700 mn in July 2024. Staged minority-to-majority is now the standard PE-strategic conversion pattern in Indian services. #GCC

Wipro Consumer Care just made its 16th global acquisition S Brands in the Philippines. Philippines becomes 3rd market outside India with ₹1,000+ Cr revenue. Systematic 19-year outbound FMCG platform playbook, starting from Unza in 2007. #FMCG #acquistion #fmcg

Gabriel India unveiled Project Jupiter ₹3,166 Cr to acquire 28.99% of HL Mando + 30% of HL Klemove. Share swap + cash. Listed platform + multiple associates. Building a full mobility offering to Maruti, Mahindra, Tata Motors. #AutoComponents

Novartis India's ChrysCapital open offer just concluded 40 shares tendered out of 64.2 lakh offered. Public shareholders held on. Underlying SPA at ₹1,446 Cr for 70.68% is complete. Open offer floor price ₹860.64 market outperformed it. #PharmaIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions

HCLTech just acquired Guardian India's 2,000-person GCC for $10.5 mn plus a 7-year AI services agreement. Hybrid architecture small acquisition, huge services lock-in. HCLTech also committed ₹3,500 Cr to AI data centres same week. #ITServices #GCC #AI #IBGrid #IndianBusiness