Raja Lahiri

Banks will be careful while making big-ticket acquisitions as they are weighed down by bad loans and other regulatory issues, says Raja Lahiri, Partner of Grant Thornton.

PE investments touch $3.1 bn in July-Sep: Grant Thornton

According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton, PE investments witnessed a significant improvement both in terms of value (47 percent) as well as volume (37 percent) in July-September quarter.

Seen uptick in M&A action; ecomm, IT best bets: Raja Lahiri

Raja Lahiri, partner, Grant Thornton, says the market has seen inbound deals as well as strong domestic deals in the past 9 months.

Hospitality sector ruled M&A deals in Feb: Grant Thornton

Sector wise, among mergers and acquisitions, Raja Lahiri believes hospitality tops the chart as there were two big deals including Aman Resorts buying Silverlink Holdings and Thomas Cook buying Sterling Holidays in February.

See pickup in M&A activity post elections: Grant Thornton

Overall the domestic merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in January has been tepid except Bharti Airtel‘s acquisition of Loop Mobile today.

November sees fewer M&A deals, says Grant Thornton

In terms of number of deals, overall M&As have come down, but excluding internal restructuring there has been growth in M&As.

India Inc strikes 360 PE deals worth USD 8.9 bn in Jan-Oct

Indian companies signed as many as 360 private equity deals totaling USD 8.9 billion in the January-October period of this year, registering an increase of 33 percent over the corresponding period a year ago.

India Inc's 10-month deal tally at $25 bn: Grant Thornton

Excluding internal mergers and restructuring deals, the M&A deal value so far this year increased by 32% compared to the same period a year ago, according to global assurance, tax and advisory firm, Grant Thornton.

Immediate upswing in deal momentum unlikely: Grant Thornton

Going forward Raja Lahiri of Grant Thornton does not see an upswing in the deal momentum. However, larger funds will continue to put bets on Indian growth story, he adds

Inbound deals hit; outbound activity to lift: Thornton

Grant Thornton's Raja Lahiri elaborates on their report on Indian mergers and acquisitions market. Inbound activity took a beating on the back of the economic slowdown, he says.

IT, insurance likely to see more deals now: Grant Thornton

According to Grant Thornton's report, the total value of deals made in August this year increased by 247 percent, compared to August 2012. Raja Lahiri believes IT sector is likely to see more large deals on the back of rupee volatility.

M&A activity slows down in July: Grant Thornton

According to Raja Lahiri, overall deal momentum in July is showing signs of slowdown in terms of volumes but there are some large deals that got struck this month.

Apollo Tyres-Cooper largest deal: Grant Thornton

The first quarter of this year saw tepid activity on Deal Street. However, activity managed to pick up in the second quarter. One key deal that stood out during the first six months of this year was the USD 2.5 billion Apollo Tyres-Cooper transaction, says Raja Lahiri, partner, Grant Thornton.

Good times for inbound deals on weak rupee: Grant Thornton

The rupee weakening is a great time for some of the larger players looking at deals in India, says Raja Lahiri, partner - transaction advisory services, Grant Thornton.

See large domestic transactions in FY14: Grant Thornton

Raja Lahiri, partner - transaction advisory services at Grant Thornton discussed the monthly state of the m&a in the country.

M&A dips; Europe still holds potential: Grant Thornton

Raja Lahiri, partner - Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton, says that this year the M&A activity has increased in value terms. As far as outbound is concerned, people are looking at Europe. But the overall M&A picture and private equity (PE) deals are down.

Banking & financial services key for M&A: Grant Thornton

Despite a slow month in terms of mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, Raja Lahiri, partner, Grant Thornton is not losing his optimistic streak. Lahiri is bullish on seeing activity in the days to come.

See M&A action in aviation, retail & media: Grant Thornton

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Raja Lahiri, partner, Grant Thornton India says that despite the slow start to the Deal Street in January, he is hopeful of M&A being clocked in the days to come.

Nov sees M&A deal momentum worth $10bn: Grant Thornton

The market has seen a significant momentum this month especially on the Year on Year basis. The market has rallied about four percent in the last month and FII inflows too have been good.

Reforms helping M&A deals' sentiment: Grant Thornton India

India saw a total of 90 mergers and acquisitions in the month of October. Raja Lahiri, Partner, Transaction Advisory Svc, Grant Thornton India, Bangalore believes October was a good month for deal activity. “We saw deal value of around USD 3 billion, divided into M&A of USD 2.4 billion and private equity of USD 0.6 billion,” he says.

Grant Thornton India sees dip in M&A activities

The third quarter of the year has turned out to be a weak quarter as far as the number and size of M&A deals are concerned.

Best time for PEs to bite good deals: Grant Thornton

We has seen an uptick in M&A deal volumes in the first half, but valuations are less compared to corresponding periods of 2011 and 2010.

PE, food & domestic consumption lead dull M&A season

Raja Lahiri, partner, transaction advisory services, Grant Thornton India, spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the findings of the monthly report on the M&A deals in April

Grant Thornton expects spurt in domestic M&A transactions

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Raja Lahiri, partner - Transaction Advisory, Grant Thornton says, Vodafone tax issue is a cause of concern as far as larger future transactions are concerned.