M&A
France’s Air Liquide to acquire US rival Airgas for $10.3 bn
18 Nov 2015
The acquisition will boost Air Liquide’s sales by around 30 per cent and help the company gain a clear lead over its German rival Linde AG, as the world’s biggest industrial gas producer by revenue
Liberty Global offers $5.3 bn for Cable & Wireless
18 Nov 2015
London-based Liberty Global, which has cable operations in 14 countries, including 12 in Europe, expects to strengthen its reach in Latin America and the Caribbean through the acquisition
Icahn swaps eBay stake for PayPal
17 Nov 2015
Marriot becomes world's largest hotelier with $12.2-bn Starwood acquisition
17 Nov 2015
US hotel giant Marriot is buying rival Starwood Hotels, owner of Sheraton and Le Meridien chains, becoming the world’s biggest hotelier, pushing rival Hilton Worldwide to the second spot
India’s CarTrade buys out European rival CarWale
14 Nov 2015
India’s CarTrade buys out European rival CarWale
14 Nov 2015
India’s CarTrade buys out European rival CarWale
14 Nov 2015
UK treasury sells $13 bn of Northern Rock mortgages
14 Nov 2015
The UK treasury is set to sell £13 billion of mortgage assets it acquired from lender Northern Rock during the global financial crisis to US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP
Syngenta rejects $42-bn takeover offer from ChemChina
13 Nov 2015
Despite the rejection, Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemical company, is still in talks with ChemChina and an agreement could be reached within weeks
Time Warner mulls buying 25% in Hulu for over $1 bn
13 Nov 2015
The Walt Disney Co, 21st Century Fox, and Comcast, which own one-third each in Hulu, will reduce their stakes to 25 per cent, giving Time Warner an equal 25-per cent stake
Blackstone to invest over $800 mn in NCR
12 Nov 2015
Indiabulls acquires 40% of UK’a OakNorth Bank
12 Nov 2015
Expedia to acquire vacation-rental company HomeAway for $3.9 bn
07 Nov 2015
The acquisition bolsters Expedia's push to become a one-stop hub for travel and vacations
Alibaba raises offer for rest of Chinese video streaming site Youku Tudou to $3.7 bn
07 Nov 2015
The deal gives Alibaba, which has recently expanded into films, a larger arena to broadcast local movies and Hollywood blockbusters to China's middle-class consumers
AstraZeneca to buy ZS Pharma for $2.7 bn
06 Nov 2015
BASF puts $540 mn steel coatings business for sale
06 Nov 2015
The German chemical company has hired HSBC in helping with the sale process and has opened its steel coatings business books to five industrial players who have shown interest