What were the major mergers and acquisitions of 2017?
Disney agreed to acquire 21st Century Fox's studios, cable entertainment networks and international TV businesses for $52.4 billion. In the Indian telecom sector, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular announced their merger, while Airtel acquired Tata Group's consumer mobile business. In the US, Verizon acquired Yahoo's core business for $4.48 billion and Amazon purchased Whole Foods for $13.7 billion.