Telecom, technology and BFSI push India M&A activity to over $50 billion in 2017

In 2017, India’s M&A activity reached the second highest annual deal value since 2001, according to deals tracker Mergermarket, with 379 deals worth $54.7 billion. This is only slightly less than the peak registered in 2016, which saw 421 deals worth $59.7 billion. This time, telecommunications, technology and financial service were the top sectors in terms of deal value.