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Across
  1. 3. HDFC Life recently acquired another insurance company that is a subsidiary of the fourth largest manufacturer of automotive and lead acid batteries in the world. Name the parent company.
  2. 4. He's the founder of one India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailers possibly headed into a merger with America's ecommerce giant.
  3. 7. This company was acquired by a higher education edtech company cofounded by Ronnie Screwvala.
  4. 8. This American clinical stage biopharmaceutical company was acquired by the German leading Science and Technology company in the biggest biotech merger of 2021.
  5. 9. Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in the biggest consolidation exercise of the banks announced the merger of this state bank with a national bank creating the seventh largest public sector bank in the country.
Down
  1. 1. India's largest retailer (in terms of revenue) acquired majority stake in this e-pharma startup.
  2. 2. This iconic character is from a multinational entertainment and media conglomerate which recently acquired 21st Century Fox.
  3. 5. Twitter acquired a Dutch newsletter platform in January 2021. Name the company's direct competitor.
  4. 6. This multinational toy retailer was acquired by the subsidiary of India's largest publicly traded company by market capitalisation in a 100 percent stake deal.
  5. 8. India's most valuable unicorn acquired this 33 old year Educational Services Company in June 2021 in a cash and stock deal estimated at $950 million. What is the name of the company acquired?