In The Deal's quarterly M&A review, The Deal's Matt Miller examines the M&A landscape in India, which has virtually nothing to do with Indian companies buying Indian companies, but more with subcontinental buyers making overseas acquisitions as the region climbs the global M&A ladder.
Also on the global front, guest columnists Vinit Bhatia and Michael Thorneman both of Bain & Co., examine the great migration of private equity to China and the complexities therewithin, with four key pieces of advice for would-be buyers.
On the heels of leading a $49 billion buyout of Canada's top telecom BCE Inc., which will be the largest-ever to date if it closes, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's Jim Leech talks with The Deal's Ron Orol about how the deal came together, the fund's structure and its differences from U.S. counterparts.
Meanwhile, The Deal's Jonathan Braude points out that in Europe, the market turned early against covenant lite loans. But covenant loose loans are another story. And contributor Giles Parkinson looks at buyout shops move into the Australian resources sector, using equity, of all things, as their prime currency instead of debt.
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Heavy hand
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