Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery are merging. This creates a giant media company with a combined debt of $79 billion. Their streaming services like Paramount+ and HBO Max will unite. This move aims to challenge Netflix's dominance. The deal is expected to save over $6 billion in costs. This merger will reshape the entertainment landscape.

Sebi plans to boost the corporate bond market this year. New credit bond indices and derivatives will be introduced with the RBI. The regulator aims to increase liquidity and investor involvement. Efforts will focus on improving secondary market trading and expanding issuer participation. Retail awareness and access to bonds will also be enhanced.

India Inc. is expected to sustain year‑on‑year revenue growth of 8-10 per cent in Q4 FY26 and expand operating profit margins by 50-75 basis points, supported by firm rural demand and a gradual urban consumption recovery, a report said on Thursday.

Vedanta Resources has raised $350 million from global banks. This financing will cover upcoming debt payments and interest costs. The deal involves lenders like First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mashreq Bank, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan. Twin Star Holdings, a family trust, is the guarantor. This move strengthens Vedanta's credit profile after a period of stress.

As the ChatGPT maker prepares to spend trillions in infrastructure investment, the overall valuation of the company, including the eventual funding, could exceed $850 billion, according to some of the people. That’s higher than the $830 billion initially expected. The company’s pre-money value will remain $730 billion, said one person, all of whom asked not to be identified discussing private information.

Integrace is currently owned by homegrown PE fund True North and Singapore sovereign investor Temasek Holdings. True North Fund VI LLP holds a 55.83% stake in Integrace, while Temasek arm V-Science Investments Pte owns 43.91%.

The Reserve Bank of India has eased external commercial borrowing rules, potentially allowing Indian companies to raise up to $100 billion in 2026-27. Key changes include higher per-borrower limits, relaxed end-use permissions, and the removal of pricing restrictions, making overseas funding more accessible and attractive for corporate expansion and acquisitions.

Top venture capital firms in India are set to invest $300–500 million each into the country’s AI ecosystem, covering infrastructure, enterprise applications and sector-specific solutions. Global and domestic VCs, including Khosla Ventures, Accel India and Lightspeed, are participating. Combined, these commitments could exceed $1 billion, surpassing last year’s startup funding.

Investment giant KKR sees immense potential in India, committing billions to its growing economy. Cofounder Henry Kravis highlights the increasing quality of Indian companies and the firm's expanding strategies, particularly in private credit. He emphasizes the critical need for better financing for small and medium-sized enterprises to fuel job creation and economic growth.

India is merging two major state-owned power lenders, Power Finance Corp. and REC Ltd. This move is expected to inject more funds into the economy and large-scale power projects. Money managers anticipate increased investment opportunities as the combined entity's bond holdings will be reallocated.

Launched in 2023 by Sanghi and former senior Netmagic executive Anindya Das, Neysa offers compute power and software tools to build, run, and manage artificial intelligence (AI) applications to businesses ranging from large enterprises to startups and even government clients.

Banks are poised to reopen credit lines for Indian export sectors following the US's reduction of import tariffs to 18%. This move is expected to quickly revive exports of garments, gems, jewelry, leather, and chemicals, leading to increased demand for bank loans. Public sector banks anticipate leading this export credit rebound in the coming quarters.

Fintech giant PhonePe is preparing for its public listing. Its massive scale in UPI payments is a key strength. The company is now focused on expanding into higher-margin financial services like loans and insurance. This strategy aims to leverage its large user base for deeper engagement and revenue growth.

"Oracle is ​raising money in order ​to build additional capacity to meet ‌the ‍contracted demand from our ‍largest Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers, including AMD, ‌Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, TikTok, xAI and others", the company said in a statement.

Securities and Exchange Board of India has given the green light to thirteen companies for their Initial Public Offerings. Firms like Sify Infinit Spaces and Commtel Networks are among those that received Sebi's final observations. This clearance allows these companies to move forward with their plans to raise capital through the stock market.

System-level trends indicate that while cumulative rate cuts of 125 bps since February 2025 have eased funding costs, any significant NIM expansion may be delayed until late FY26 or early FY27. In the near term, banks are relying on portfolio mix, deposit management, and medium-yield lending segments to shield margins.

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) saw their lending grow by 22% in the period leading up to the end of December. This expansion was faster than that of bank advances, which reported a 14.4% growth during the same timeframe. NBFCs, excluding bank credit to these companies, had outstanding loans totaling Rs 35.8 lakh crore.

India’s private equity and venture capital activity reached a three-year high in 2025, with 1,506 deals worth USD 36.8 billion, supported by higher large-ticket transactions and strong participation from the BFSI sector, according to a recent report by Grant Thornton Bharat. Capital markets activity remained supportive, with record IPO fundraising and sustained QIP issuances contributing to overall capital formation during the year.

The ChatGPT maker is looking to raise $50 billion or more in the round at a valuation of about $750 billion to $830 billion, the people said. The talks are early, and the amount could change. OpenAI has also recently held talks with Amazon.com Inc. to raise at least $10 billion, Bloomberg News has reported.

PhonePe is preparing for its initial public offering by mid-2026. Major investors Walmart, Tiger Global, and Microsoft are reducing or exiting their stakes. PhonePe leads India's unified payments interface market. The company aims to list amidst a strong Indian primary market. This move is significant for the Indian digital payments landscape.