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Grapevine: Coca-Cola may cut stake in bottling arm; PE firms eye Indus Towers
Coca-Cola India is in talks with the promoters of four prominent Indian business houses, including the Bhartia family of Jubilant ......
General
Grapevine: General Atlantic mulls Rubicon IPO; Airtel Eyes Vodafone's Indus Stake
Private equity firm General Atlantic is in talks with investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO) of its majority-owned portfolio company, ......
TMT
Vodafone looks to sell stake worth $2.5 billion in Indian cell tower firm
Britain's Vodafone is looking to sell its entire 28.1% stake in Indus Towers Ltd, India's largest cell tower firm, the ......
Economy
India to scrap retrospective tax law in olive branch to global firms
India on Thursday proposed scrapping a controversial law that taxed companies retrospectively and said it will refund disputed amounts, a ......
TMT
Vodafone's India future in doubt as 'unsupportive' ecosystem takes toll
Vodafone said its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and ......
TMT
Walmart-Flipkart deal: How it stacks up against other big-ticket M&As
Walmart Inc.’s decision to purchase a majority stake in online retailer Flipkart marks the biggest inbound acquisition in India ever, ......
Infrastructure
M&A of the month: Bharti Infratel-Indus deal dials in a telecom tower giant
The merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Tower, which created a behemoth with over 163,000 towers operating across all 22 ......
People
Vodafone India, Idea name team to lead merged biz; Balesh Sharma to be CEO
Vodafone Group Plc and Idea Cellular Ltd on Thursday unveiled the leadership team that will manage the company being created ......
General
Vodafone may exit Indus Towers; HDFC eyes control of GIC-backed Can Fin Homes
Telecom major Vodafone is in advanced talks to sell its 42% stake in Indus Towers Ltd to tower infrastructure firm ......
TMT
Vodafone launches cloud-based security suite for businesses
Telecom major Vodafone said on Thursday that it was partnering with enterprise security solutions provider Trend Micro to offer a ......