May 9 - Reuters - Bharti Airtel's overtures towards South African telco MTN Group, which could lead to India's biggest foreign takeover, are a sign that big Indian firms are hungry for deals and undaunted by a global credit crisis that has dented M&A activity around the world.
While Bharti shares have been hit as analysts query the mobile firm's ability to fund a deal that could top $20 billion, few doubt there will be more acquisitions by increasingly outward-looking Indian firms.
"Indian corporates have come of age," said Pramit Jhaveri, head of investment banking at Citi India, which advised Tata Motors on its $2.3 billion buy of Ford Motor's Jaguar and Land Rover brands in March. Read More.
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