Govt exempts M&A deals of loss-making banks from CCI preview

25 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Giving relief to the loss-making banks, the government has exempted merger and takeover plans for loss-making and failing banks from the purview of fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a period of five years.

All Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals, happening in the country have to get clearance from the CCI, which keeps a tab on anti-competitive practices across sectors. CCI comes under the administrative control of the Corporate Affairs Ministry. Earlier, in December, Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said in the Parliament that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would regulate the banking sector while CCI would look into competition practices in the banking sector.

However, CCI, in its pre-budget memorandum, has asked the government to extend tax benefits pertaining to M&As to all businesses including IT, telecom, sports and entertainment. M&A tax benefits are currently limited only to industrial undertakings and select services such as aircraft, shipping, hotels, and banking.  As per CCI, this move will help the industry restructure and reorganize operations with the rapidity of changes taking place in the business environment as well as to deal with the emergence of new sectors and segments.

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