PE, M&A deal values surge despite global conflicts on big-ticket cross-border transactions

PE, M&A deal values surge despite global conflicts on big-ticket cross-border transactions

The sharp rise in value was driven by large outbound acquisitions, while underlying deal activity remained relatively steady India’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) dealmaking remained strong in the second quarter of 2026 despite heightened geopolitical tensions, with overall deal values more than doubling on the back of a handful of billion-dollar […]

Crude Check: Forms a base for a possible rebound

Crude Check: Forms a base for a possible rebound

After facing a sharp sell-off in the recent weeks, crude oil prices stabilised last week. Brent crude oil futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) ($72.10/barrel) and crude oil futures in the domestic market (₹6,568/barrel) posted modest losses of 0.7 per cent and 0.1 per cent respectively. Brent Futures ($72.10) Brent crude futures dropped to a five-month […]

Adani Enterprises raises ₹15,000 cr as QIP draws 3.8x subscription

Adani Enterprises raises ₹15,000 cr as QIP draws 3.8x subscription

Adnani plans to deploy part of the funds towards setting up a PVC plant | Photo Credit: bl-online Administrator Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) on Friday closed its qualified institutional placement (QIP) after upsizing the issue to ₹15,000 crore from the initially planned ₹10,000 crore, following robust investor demand of around ₹38,000 crore, or 3.8 times […]

Why reviving the stock exchange on Lyons Range is a tall ask

Why reviving the stock exchange on Lyons Range is a tall ask

The defunct Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) on Lyons Range hogged the limelight last month, thanks to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led new government proposed reviving the 118-year-old bourse. Recently in his Budget speech, the West Bengal Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, said CSE is on the verge of closure due to several hurdles, and the State government […]

Indian tech start-ups speed up public market debut

Indian tech start-ups speed up public market debut

It’s just an eight-year dash to the bourses now for many Indian tech start-ups, which are speeding to the public market in record time. According to new data from market research firm Tracxn, the 13 tech start-ups that went public in the first half of calendar year 2026 took an average of just eight years […]