Banks' entry to make M&A funding a hard bargain
Published on: Oct. 3, 2025, 12:38 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
For years, banks were barred from financing mergers and acquisitions through equity purchases, curbs that were put in place to prevent leverage buyouts. While banks could lend against hard assets such as plants, brands, and factories, they were not permitted to fund share purchases that gave acquirers control of firms.
