M&A
GE gets regulatory approval to sell appliance business to China's Haier Group
04 Mar 2016
The sale is part of GE’s plan to divest around $200 billion worth of non-core assets in order to transform itself into a pure-play industrial-manufacturing company
Samsonite to buy premium travel luggage maker Tumi Holdings for $1.8 bn
04 Mar 2016
Samsonite International SA today struck a deal to buy Tumi Holdings Inc for $1.8 billion in cash, in a bid to expand into the premium travel luggage and accessories segment
Samsonite close to buying Tumi Holdings
03 Mar 2016
Honeywell abandons $90.7-bn offer to buy rival United Technologies
03 Mar 2016
UTC owns Otis elevators, Carrier air conditioners and Pratt & Whitney jet engines, while Honeywell makes thermostats, auto turbochargers and airplane cockpit electronics
Charges will be filed in Aircel-Maxis case: Jaitley
03 Mar 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the Enforcement Directorate and the investigative wing of the Income Tax Department, during recent searches in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal, have recovered several “incriminating” documents which are being scrutinised
UltraTech calls off bid for Jaypee cement assets
27 Feb 2016
This is the second deal in recent times in the cement sector to be called off due to regulatory hurdles, after Birla Corporation terminated its $750-million offer to acquire two cement assets of LafargeHolcim after being denied limestone-mining rights
Allergen deal to help Pfizer save $35 bn in annual taxes: report
26 Feb 2016
The Pfizer-Allergen deal is the largest inversion ever, which would potentially lower the merged entity's annual tax bill by $35 billion in the United States
Sharp, Foxconn chiefs to meet, discuss takeover issues
26 Feb 2016
Analysts have said Sharp needs to find a buyer or secure some form of bailout by the end of March due to its weak finances
Sharp, Foxconn chiefs to meet, discuss takeover issues
26 Feb 2016
Analysts have said Sharp needs to find a buyer or secure some form of bailout by the end of March due to its weak finances
Sharp, Foxconn chiefs to meet, discuss takeover issues
26 Feb 2016
Analysts have said Sharp needs to find a buyer or secure some form of bailout by the end of March due to its weak finances