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While mergers and acquisitions remain a part of the landscape, Kitty Agarwal, partner at Info Edge Ventures, is clear about their limitations: “Very few M&As [mergers and acquisitions] in India have delivered blockbuster returns to management or investors. So, we don’t remain that optimistic about it"
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