Nisha Poddar of CNBC-TV18 was joined by Puneet Dalmia of Dalmia Bharat, Anil Singhvi of Ican Investments Advisors and Vikram Hosangady of KPMG to understand the big deal between JP Associates and UltraTech Cement, and other deals in the offing.
In a tweet, the watchdog today said it has cleared "PVR's acquisition of DT Cinema's multiplexes/single screen theaters in Delhi NCR and Chandigarh, subject to modification".
In an interview with CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi, CCI chairman Ashok Chawla promised faster clearance of M&A deals and offered a glimpse into the pending revisions in merger control regulations
CCI chairman Ashok Chawla's comments come at a time when some of the major M&As, including the USD 4 billion Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy transaction, have been subject to strict scrutiny as part of assessing their overall impact on fair competition.