ADVERTISEMENTPorts led with acquisitions of around Rs 28,145 crore, followed by cement at Rs 24,710 crore and power at Rs 12,251 crore. Newer, incubating businesses accounted for Rs 3,927 crore, while transmission and distribution added Rs 2,544 crore of deals, they said. The list does not include the Rs 13,500 crore planned acquisition of debt-laden Japyee Group in bankruptcy proceedings. In the port sector, Adani Group acquired Karaikal Port in April 2023 for Rs 1,485 crore, Gopalpur Port in March 2024 for Rs 3,080 crore and Astro Offshore for Rs 1,550 crore in August 2024. Power sector buys included Rs 4,101 crore acquisition of Lanco Amarkantak, Rs 4,000 crore buyout of Vidarbha Industries and Rs 3,335 crore acquisition of Coastal Energen Pvt Ltd, the data showed.

Source: The Telegraph December 25, 2025 09:05 UTC