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Corporate & Business

Acquisitions

CCI approves acquisition of Rajasthan, Paarl, Barbados Royals franchises.

2 Oct 2026

• CCI Full Form: Competition Commission of India
• Acquired Entities: Rajasthan Royals, Paarl Royals, Barbados Royals
• CCI Established: 2003

Corporate Deals

Google celebrated its 28th birthday on September 27, 2026.

2 Oct 2026

• Google Founded: September 4, 1998
• Google Parent Company: Alphabet Inc.
• Google Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin

Acquisitions

CCI Approves Purchase of Three Cricket Franchises by Mittal and Poonawalla

1 Oct 2026

• CCI Chairperson: Ravneet Kaur
• CCI Headquarters: New Delhi
• EMSH Incorporation: Mauritius

Corporate Deals

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Rebrands Officially as ICICI Life Insurance

29 Sep 2026

• ICICI Life Insurance HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Founded Year: 2000

Corporate Deals

Cochin Shipyard and Synergy Marine Enter Strategic Pact for Domestic Vessel Construction

26 Sep 2026

• CSL Establishment: 1972
• CSL Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
• CSL Status: Miniratna Category-I CPSE under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Corporate Deals

Ambani Family Tops Hurun-Barclays India Most Valuable Family Businesses List

13 Aug 2026

• Ranking Name: Barclays Private Clients Hurun India Most Valuable Family Businesses List
• Top Business Group: Reliance Industries (Ambani Family)
• Combined Valuation of Top 300 Families: ₹138 lakh crore ($1.46 trillion)

Corporate Deals

Pawan Hans Collaborates with Norway's Noemi Aerospace for Electric Seaplanes

7 Aug 2026

• Pawan Hans Limited Founded: October 15, 1985
• Pawan Hans Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Category: Mini Ratna-I Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Civil Aviation

Corporate Deals

Jupiter Wagons Partners with Lucchini RS to Establish India's First Private Railwheel Plant

7 Aug 2026

• Jupiter Wagons Founded: 1979
• JWL Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• Partner Firm Country: Italy (Lucchini RS)

Corporate Deals

Shah Rukh Khan Tops Kroll's 2025 India Celebrity Brand Valuation Rankings

6 Aug 2026

• Kroll Headquarters: New York, United States
• Kroll is a global financial advisory and risk consulting firm.

Corporate Deals

REC and PFC Sign ₹26,850 Crore Consortium Loan for Meja Thermal Expansion Project

4 Aug 2026

• Both REC Limited (est. 1969) and PFC Limited (est. 1986) are Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Power, regulated by the RBI.

Corporate Deals

GRSE Bags ₹1,032 Crore Order from ONGC for Four Platform Supply Vessels

4 Aug 2026

• GRSE Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
• GRSE Founded: 1884 (Nationalised 1960)
• ONGC Chairman & CEO: Arun Kumar Singh

Acquisitions

IRDAI Sanctions ₹4,500 Crore Takeover of Magma General Insurance

1 Aug 2026

• IRDAI Establishment: 1999 (Statutory Body in 2000)
• IRDAI Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana

Mergers

CCI Sanctions Merger of Go Digit Infoworks into Go Digit General Insurance

31 Jul 2026

• CCI Statutory Body: Competition Act, 2002
• CCI HQ: New Delhi
• CCI Chairperson: Ravneet Kaur

Corporate Deals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Becomes First IPL Franchise Valued Over $300 Million

30 Jul 2026

• Valuation Firm: Houlihan Lokey
• Total IPL Enterprise Value (2026): $20.6 Billion

Acquisitions

IRDAI Clears ₹4,500 Crore Acquisition of Magma General Insurance by Patanjali Ayurved and DS Group

30 Jul 2026

• IRDAI Establishment: 1999 (under IRDA Act, 1999)
• IRDAI Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana
• IRDAI Chairman: Debasish Panda

Acquisitions

BNP Paribas Cardif to Acquire 26% Stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance

27 Jul 2026

• Majority Shareholder in IndiaFirst Life: Bank of Baroda (~65%)
• Acquiring Foreign Entity: BNP Paribas Cardif (France)
• Minority Promoter Stakeholder: Union Bank of India (~9%)

Corporate Deals

HCLTech to Build ₹14,257-Crore AI Data Centre in Odisha's Sovereign AI Park

25 Jul 2026

• HCLTech Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Location of AI Park: Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Corporate Deals

Paras Defence Subsidiary to Setup Rs 6,200 Crore OSAT Semiconductor Facility in MP

23 Jul 2026

• Target Region: Indore-Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
• Parent Company: Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd.

Corporate Deals

Government of India to Inject 200 Crore Rupees into Ather Energy via India-Japan Fund

17 Jul 2026

• India-Japan Fund Backed by: Government of India and Japan Bank for International Cooperation
• NIIF Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Stake Sales

State Bank of India Offloads 1.42% Stake in SBI Funds Management

11 Jul 2026

• State Bank of India (SBI) is India's largest public sector bank.
• SBI is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Stake Sales

Government Announces Plan to Divest Up to 5.04% Stake in Cochin Shipyard Limited

7 Jul 2026

• Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
• CSL established in: 1972
• Under Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Disinvestment

Union Government Offloads 2% Stake in Indian Railway Finance Corporation

24 Jun 2026

• Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Founded: 12 December 1986
• IRFC Headquarters: New Delhi
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Railways
• Status: Navaratna PSU (granted in March 2025)

Stake Sales

Government Set to Divest up to 5% Stake in GIC Re through OFS

16 Jun 2026

• GIC Re Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• GIC Re Foundation Year: 22 November 1972
• SEBI Minimum Public Shareholding Rule: 25%

Mergers

President Approves Merger of REC Limited with Power Finance Corporation (PFC)

11 Jun 2026

• PFC Chairperson & MD: Parminder Chopra
• PFC Headquarters: New Delhi
• PFC Founded: July 1986

Corporate Deals

Adani Ports & SEZ Marks Entry Into South America with USD 70 Million Marine Contract in Argentina

11 Jun 2026

• APSEZ Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
• Currency of Argentina: Argentine Peso

Acquisitions

Competition Commission Approves Sanlam Emerging Markets' Stake Acquisition in Shriram Life

10 Jun 2026

• CCI Status: Statutory national competition regulator under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• CCI Established: 14 October 2003 (Under Competition Act, 2002)
• CCI Headquarters: New Delhi
• CCI Chairperson: Ravneet Kaur

Disinvestment

Government to Raise Rs 2,456 Crore by Selling 8% Equity Stake in Central Bank of India

27 May 2026

• Central Bank of India Founded: 21 December 1911
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Kalyan Kumar
• SEBI Minimum Public Shareholding limit: 25%

Corporate Deals

Uber Partners with Adani Group to Establish First Data Centre in India

14 May 2026

• Uber CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi
• Adani Group Chairman: Gautam Adani

Acquisitions

RCB Acquisition: Aditya Birla Group-led Consortium Buys IPL Team for ₹16,000 Crore

25 Mar 2026

• RCB Seller: United Spirits Limited (Diageo plc)
• Aditya Birla Group Chairman: Kumar Mangalam Birla
• IPL full form: Indian Premier League

Corporate Deals

Tata Steel Unveils India’s First Scrap-Based Electric Arc Furnace in Punjab

25 Mar 2026

• Tata Steel CEO & MD: T. V. Narendran
• Punjab Chief Minister: Bhagwant Mann
• Punjab Governor: Gulab Chand Kataria

PSUs

NMDC Limited Becomes India's First Mining Company to Hit 50 MT Iron Ore Production

20 Mar 2026

• NMDC Establishment: 1958
• NMDC Chairman and MD: Amitava Mukherjee
• Ministry of Steel Minister: H. D. Kumaraswamy

Corporate Deals

Reliance to Invest in First New US Oil Refinery in Five Decades

13 Mar 2026

• Reliance Industries Chairman: Mukesh Ambani
• Port of Brownsville Location: Texas, USA
• Previous major U.S. refinery: Garyville, Louisiana (1977)

PSUs

NSIC Elevated to Schedule ‘A’ Central Public Sector Enterprise Status

4 Mar 2026

• Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
• Nodal Agency for CPSE Categorization: Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance
• Current Status: Miniratna Category-I