M&A
Nissan seeks to break free of Renault control
30 Oct 2015
Nissan has drawn up plans to purchase a larger stake in partner Renault as chief executive Carlos Ghosn seeks to reduce control by the French state, Renault’s largest shareholder
Samsung to sell chemicals businesses to Lotte Group for $2.6 bn
30 Oct 2015
Samsung is selling its chemicals business and stake in Samsung Fine Chemical in order to raise capital and invest in the rapidly growing automotive battery business
Samsung announces $10-bn buyback
29 Oct 2015
Samsung will tap into its $50-billion cash pile to buy back shares and invest in its components business
Pfizer, Allergan mull largest pharma merger
29 Oct 2015
US drug giant Pfizer Inc and Irish pharmaceutical company Allergan Plc are weighing a merger plan, which would create the world’s largest drug company with a market cap of more than $300 billion
Texas Instruments in talks to buy rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products
29 Oct 2015
Texas Instruments is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of semiconductors AND the second-largest supplier of chips for cellular handsets
Walgreens to buy smaller drugstore rival Rite-Aid for $9.4 bn
28 Oct 2015
Formed in 2014 through the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots, Illinois-based Walgreens employs more than 370,000 people and has a presence in over 25 countries