This document discusses methods of funding acquisitions. It outlines various payment methods like issuing equity or preference shares, debt instruments, or cash. Key challenges with share swaps include determining accurate swap ratios and company valuations. Debt instruments are more likely to be accepted with differential pricing or listing. Cash offers are generally preferred by shareholders. Domestic funding sources include internal accruals, IPOs, rights issues, PE funds, bank/FI loans, and ECBs. Cross-border deals have size and structure peculiarities and are subject to RBI regulations and 400% net worth limits. Foreign exchange can be drawn from AD banks or through capitalization, share swaps, ECBs/FCCBs, A