Red flags for a Zomato-Blinkit deal + worried Air India staff

Zomato investors need to keep an eye on potential conflicts of interest; the Tatas face a tough industrial relations test at the airline

Harveen here. Acquisitions and investments as a core corporate strategy are fine, but when personal and business conflicts aren’t adequately addressed, investors might be left with the short end of the stick. Like in the case of the expected Zomato-Blinkit merger. Separately, the Air India deal is beginning to look like the toughest test in industrial relations for the Tatas, who otherwise have a rich legacy of being good employers. Something happened this week. Read on. 

The problems of Zomato and Blinkit

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