Deals: what is moving

• Defence

  ● mixed ±0%2 stories2 reportsIndia Defence −1.4%

  

  India may finalise MRFA deal by current financial year: IAF chief

  1 source · 6h

  • IAF chief A.P. Singh says the MRFA deal could be finalised this financial year
  • Russia’s Su-57 is among options if the AMCA programme faces delays
  • The fighter procurement outlook matters to Indian defence companies competing for contracts
  1. ●6 new submarines, 3 more Scorpenes: India weighs Rs 80,000 cr underwater fleet expansion1 source · 7h
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• Paramount Skydance

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  Paramount-Warner Bros merger: Who is staying, who is exiting as Skydance takes shape?

  1 source · 37m

  • Several senior Paramount executives are set to take on expanded responsibilities
  • Some Warner Bros. Discovery top leaders will depart as Skydance takes shape
  1. ●Combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company to be named Skydance3 sources · 1d
  with Skydance, Warner Bros. DiscoveryOpen Paramount Skydance →
• BayerNew

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  Germany's Bayer to invest $2.2 billion in US pharma site

  1 source · 6h

  1. ●Bayer Plans $2.2 Billion US Drug Plant Against Tariff Backdrop1 source · 20h
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• Startup funding

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  From Simple Energy To Arivihan — Indian Startups Raised Over $233 Mn This Week

  1 source · 12h

  • Indian startups raised over $233 Mn in the final week of September
  • Funding momentum continued across homegrown new-age tech ventures
  1. ●Weekly funding roundup: The startup deals you may have missed in week of October 41 source · 6h
  with Startups and VCOpen Startup funding →
• Hotels and travel

  ● mixed ±0%1 story1 reportIndia Tourism −1.6%

  Private capital checks into Europe’s booming hostel market

  1 source · 12h

  • Brookfield and Apollo are investing in Europe’s hostel market
  • Hostels have been a long-ignored corner of the travel industry
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• Warner Bros

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  David Ellison won Warner Bros. Now he has to make the $81 billion deal work.

  1 source · 10h

  1. ●Combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company to be named Skydance3 sources · 1d
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• Disney

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  Disney licenses lineup of movies, TV shows to Netflix including 'Ice Age,' 'Will Trent'

  1 source · 19h

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• Trade and tariffs

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  Bayer Plans $2.2 Billion US Drug Plant Against Tariff Backdrop

  1 source · 20h

  1. ●Critical minerals emerge as key India-Canada trade opportunity amid supply chain diversification: Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu1 source · 10h
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• Colombia

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  Colombia Has Started Payments on €3.1 Billion Saab Fighter Deal

  1 source · 20h

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• Pharma and healthcare1.5× usual

  ▲ bullish +33%3 stories3 reportsPharma −0.5%

  

  Granules India incorporates wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil

  1 source · 1d

  • Granules India incorporated Triton Farmaceutica Do Brasil Ltda as a wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil
  • The subsidiary will manufacture, promote, sell and distribute pharmaceuticals and related products in Brazil
  • Brazil expansion gives Granules India a new market for its pharmaceutical business
  1. ●Germany's Bayer to invest $2.2 billion in US pharma site1 source · 6h
  2. ●Bayer Plans $2.2 Billion US Drug Plant Against Tariff Backdrop1 source · 20h
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• Renewables

  ▲ bullish +100%2 stories6 reports

  

  Petronet LNG names GAIL’s Sanjay Kumar as MD & CEO from May 13, 2027

  5 sources · 1d

  • Sanjay Kumar will replace Akshay Kumar Singh, who retires on May 12, 2027
  • Petronet approved a 50:50 JV with Gruner Renewable Energy to build 10 CBG…
  • Leadership change and CBG plans matter to Petronet LNG and GAIL investors
  1. ▲L&T in talks to sell minority stake in clean energy arm to Japan's Itochu; eyes Kandla as green ammonia export hub1 source · 20h
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• Natural gas

  ▲ bullish +83%2 stories6 reports

  

  Trump says he did not ’jump the gun’ on South Korea Alaska LNG investment announcement

  1 source · 18h

  1. ▲Petronet LNG names GAIL’s Sanjay Kumar as MD & CEO from May 13, 20275 sources · 1d
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• Infrastructure

  ▲ bullish +89%3 stories9 reportsInfrastructure −1.5%

  

  Adani commits over ₹6 lakh crore to Maharashtra; ₹2.6 lakh crore in projects completed or underway

  6 sources · 2d

  • Adani’s Maharashtra investment commitment exceeds ₹6 lakh crore across multiple sectors
  • Projects worth ₹2.6 lakh crore are completed or underway, about 43% of the blueprint
  • The investment pipeline puts Adani’s energy, aviation and infrastructure businesses in focus
  1. ▲GPT Infra arm Alcon Builders declared L1 bidder for ₹149.49 crore Western Railway project1 source · 6h
  2. ●Cube Highways Trust secures Rs.1,150 crore through AAA-rated NCDs1 source · 7h
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• Piyush Goyal

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  Just do it: Goyal to Nike on investment in India

  1 source · 22h

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• Metals and mining

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  Hindalco drops $125 million AluChem acquisition after prolonged delays

  3 sources · 1d

  • Hindalco scrapped its planned acquisition of US-based speciality alumina maker AluChem
  • The company said the deal’s termination does not change its high-value products strategy
  • The abandoned deal removes acquisition uncertainty for Hindalco, while its specialty-products expansion strategy remains intact
  1. ●Critical minerals emerge as key India-Canada trade opportunity amid supply chain diversification: Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu1 source · 10h
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• Aviation

  ▲ bullish +88%2 stories8 reportsTransport & Logistics −2.9%≠

  

  India may finalise MRFA deal by current financial year: IAF chief

  1 source · 6h

  • IAF chief A.P. Singh says the MRFA deal could be finalised this financial year
  • Russia’s Su-57 is among options if the AMCA programme faces delays
  • The fighter procurement outlook matters to Indian defence companies competing for contracts
  1. ▲Adani commits over ₹6 lakh crore to Maharashtra; ₹2.6 lakh crore in projects completed or underway6 sources · 2d
  Open Aviation →