M&A
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
Duke Energy to buy Piedmont Natural Gas Co for $4.9 bn
26 Oct 2015
Duke Energy is the largest electric power holding company in the US serving around 7.3 million customers in six states in the Southeast and Midwest
Liberty Global in talks to buy Cable & Wireless for over $5.5 bn
26 Oct 2015
Negotiations are continuing around a price of $5.5 billion, excluding debt of $2.6 billion, a 40 per cent premium to CWC Friday closing share price of £74.60, according to several media reports
Australian regulator flags concerns over Halliburton's $35-bn Baker Hughes merger
24 Oct 2015
US regulators have already raised concerns on the deal about possible higher prices and reduced innovation, while the EU competition commission has suspended its review because the companies have failed to provide sufficient data
Stremicks Heritage Foods explores sale
24 Oct 2015
Stremicks Heritage Foods is exploring a sale, which would value the family-owned US maker and distributor of dairy products at over $1 billion
ATC acquires 51% in Viom's tower business for around Rs7,600 cr
21 Oct 2015
Following the Viom Networks-ATC deal, the combined entity’s total number of towers will stand at 55,769, making it the third largest tower company in the country