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from India Insight:
Dark horse Tech Mahindra wins race to acquire Satyam
Tech Mahindra, part of Indian business group Mahindra & Mahindra, won the race to acquire Satyam Computer Services on Monday, in a deal that'll help the mid-sized outsourcer gain in size and also lift clarity on Satyam's fate.
In a race that saw only a handful of bidders, Tech Mahindra beat rivals such as engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro and U.S.-listed Cognizant Technologies. Tech Mahindra agreed to buy a 31 percent stake in Satyam at 58 rupees, a 23 percent premium to Satyam’s last closing price.
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Tech Mahindra, established more than 20 years ago as a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and British Telecom, faces the daunting task of reshaping Satyam, a company at the heart of India's biggest corporate scandal.
Ever since Satyam's founder Ramalinga Raju shocked markets by disclosing the $1 billion-plus fraud, there have been numerous reports of Satyam's employees jumping ship and some clients cutting back on orders to Satyam. The company's accounts are also still being restated and its U.S. liabilities are unclear.
from DealZone:
Another deal in healthcare: what’s the magic pill?
As dealmakers everywhere struggle to get deals done, the healthcare industry seals yet another one.
Express Scripts has agreed to buy health insurer WellPoint's prescription business for $4.68 billion in a significant expansion for the U.S. pharmacy beenfit manager. The deal will be a concoction of cash and up to $1.4 billion in common stock, and will generate more than $1 billion of incremental EBITDA.
from India Insight:
Satyam — truth be damned?
If a stock dives 55 percent, is it time to go bargain hunting?
Absolutely not! At least that was the case with India's Satyam Computer Services after it shocked investors on Wednesday by disclosing most of its profits were cooked up.
The disclosure came after the company's botched attempt last month to buy two construction firms partly owned by its founders, which sent its shares diving 55 percent in one session by angry investors.
