New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India’s pharma and healthcare sector recorded 65 deals worth $13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a report said on Thursday.Despite lower activity, overall deal values remained resilient, the report from Grant Thornton Bharat said. Excluding a $11.8 billion deal which was the largest overseas purchase by an Indian pharmaceutical company, overall deal values still rose 12 per cent over the previous quarter.”The quarter reflects a clear strategic shift in India’…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India’s technology sector recorded 80 deals worth $2.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, with deal volumes rising 18 per cent quarter‑on‑quarter to their highest level since Q1 2025, a report said on Friday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said that deal values eased 35 per cent due to the absence of the mega outbound acquisitions that boosted Q1 2026.Technology deal volumes hit a five‑quarter high, driven by broader participation across M&A and pr…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India’s automotive sector recorded 20 overall deals worth $717 million in Q2 2026, with deal values remaining largely strong, a report said on Monday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said overall deal values eased marginally by 4 per cent sequentially, as capital remained concentrated in a few high-value transactions across mobility platforms, automotive technology and public market fundraisers.Mobility-as-a-Service led overall sector deal values with $298 millio…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s fintech sector is shifting focus from growth to trust, governance and resilience as nearly 59 per cent of firms rank reputation and brand risk as a high‑severity concern or the highest risk facing them, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE) and Grant Thornton Bharat said reputation risk was followed by interoperability and infrastructure risk at 51 per cent.The report noted that customer trust can be affe…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s dealmaking landscape witnessed a sharp rise in transaction values during the second quarter of 2026, with the combined value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) deals surging 127 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $36.3 billion, according to a report.According to a report by Grant Thornton Bharat, M&A activity emerged as the key driver of dealmaking during the quarter, with 240 transactions worth $27.9 billion.While M&A deal volumes …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India and the United States can deepen strategic energy ties across the hydrocarbon value chain to expand bilateral trade to a shared goal of $500 billion by 2030, a report said on Wednesday.The report from US-India Business Council and Grant Thornton Bharat said hydrocarbons, including LNG, crude oil, LPG, ethane and propane, will play a major role in expanded trade while unlocking new avenues for investment, strengthening energy security and enhancing supply chain res…
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) Salesforce, the artificial intelligence customer relationship management (AI CRM) firm, on Tuesday announced a commitment to skill one million learners across India by 2030, as part of its broader push to build an AI-ready workforce in the country.The announcement coincides with the 10th anniversary of Salesforce India’s Centre of Excellence (CoE).The initiative aims to go beyond digital literacy and prepare India’s workforce for emerging AI-driven job roles, leverag…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Deal activity in India cooled in May 2026 from an exceptionally strong April, with 196 transactions worth $11 billion, a report said on Monday.Excluding public market activity, the month witnessed 190 M&A and PE deals worth $10.2 billion, marking an ease of 10 per cent in volumes and a 53 per cent ease in values compared to the previous month.Large-ticket deals continued to shape monthly totals despite a pullback in overall volumes and values.The month’s volume was s…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India recorded 220 deals worth $22.8 billion in April 2026 because of a substantial surge in outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity despite ongoing global macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, a report showed on Wednesday.The report by Grant Thornton Bharat highlighted that five billion-dollar deals contributed $17.4 billion during the month, accounting for nearly 80 per cent of the total deal value.Moreover, M&A activity emerged as the key driv…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India’s pharma and healthcare sector recorded 78 deals worth $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, with deal volumes holding steady even as overall values moderated in the absence of large‑ticket transactions, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said mergers and acquisitions accounted for 30 deals worth $915 million during the quarter, with volumes remaining broadly stable and values moderating about 40 per cent sequentially.The moderation in the de…