Types of Takeover - Examples

1. Takeover of Brand
• Binaca (Reckitt Benckiser) acquisition by Dabur
• Wipro acquired Chandrika Soap by Kerela based SV products
• Coca-Cola acquired Thumbs Up, Limca, Gold Spot, and Citra
from Parle Group
• Hamam and Moti Soaps (TOMCO) acquired by HUL
• Uncle Chips (Amrit Agro) acquired by Pepsico India
• Savlon and Shower to Shower (Johnson & Johnson) acquired
by ITC
 2. Takeover of Controlling Stake
• Tata steel acquires Bhushan Steel
• LIC to acquire IDBI Bank
• IHG acquires Regent Hotels and Resorts
• Allianz acquires PNB Life
• RIL acquires DEN Networks & Hathway Cable and Datacom
• Dabur acquired controlling stake in Balsara
3. Takeover of Capital Stake
• Reliance Industries Ltd took over capital stake in Network 18 (
May 2014 )
• Reliance Entertainment acquired capital stake in Ad-labs
• Avenue Capital to acquire 27 percent stake in Arcil

4. Takeover of Plants & Assets

• Tata Motors acquired Truck plant of Daewoo in South Korea
• MG Motor India acquired GM’s Halol Plant
• Adani Power to acquire GMR Power Plant
 6. Complete Takeover
• Tata Steel acquired Corus
• Kraft acquired Cadbury
• Facebook acquired WhatsApp
• Walmart acquired Flipkart
• Axis Bank acquired Freecharge
• Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market