Sachin Ghulyani (MBA II B - 12)

Acquisition or takeover: It is the purchase of a smaller company by a much larger one.

Sr No Company Acquired Amount (million $)

1 Tata Steel Corus Group 12,000
2 Airtel Zain 10700
3 Hindalco Novelis 5,982
4 Videocon Daewoo Electronics 729
5 Dr. Reddy’s Labs Betapharm 597

Merger: A merger involves the mutual decision of two companies to combine and become one
entity.

Sr No Company Merged With Amount

1 Reliance Communications GTL $ 10,830 million
2 ICICI Bank Bank of Rajasthan ` 3,000 crore
3 Jet Airways Sahara Airlines ` 2300 crore
4 Kingfisher Air Deccan $135.57 million
5 Reliance Power Reliance Natural Resources $ 1500 million

Strategic Alliance – It is a formal relationship between two or more parties to pursue a set of
agreed upon goals or to meet a critical business need while remaining independent organizations.

Sr No Company Strategic Alliance with

1 Reliance Communications Get Jar
2 TCS Cisco
3 Dr Reddy’s GSK
4 Aviva India Post
5 TCS Cisco
 Sachin Ghulyani (MBA II B - 12)

Joint Venture: A contractual agreement joining together two or more parties for the purpose

of executing a particular business undertaking. All parties agree to share in the profits and
losses of the enterprise.

Sr No Company Merged with Amount Stake (%)

ICICI Prudential Asset 551.61
1 Prudential Plc 49
Management billion
507.52
2 Standard Life Investments HDFC Asset Management 40
billion
374.97
3 Aditya Birla Group Sun Life Financial 50
billion
4 Societe Generale SBI Funds Management 91.51 billion 37
DSP Merrill Lynch Fund 194.83
5 DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd 40
Managers billion