M&A
Major buyout firms eyeing TV3 Ireland: reports
17 Apr 2015
Nokia to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in $16.6-bn stock deal
15 Apr 2015
The merged entity would overtake industry giants Ericsson AB and Huawei Technologies in wireless-infrastructure revenue, enabling Nokia to emerge as the world's largest wireless infrastructure provider
Avon explores sale of North America business
15 Apr 2015
Avon Products Inc is exploring options, including potentially selling itself entirely or its struggling North American business, as the 129-year-old beauty products company's fortunes have sharply diminished in recent years
Nokia close to buying Alcatel's mobile networks unit
14 Apr 2015
After selling its handsets business to Microsoft in 2013, Finnish telecom firm Nokia Oyj is in advanced talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent's mobile networks unit in order to better compete with Erricson AB, Bloomberg yesterday reported, citing people familiar with the matter
Heineken to buy Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Laško
14 Apr 2015
GE agrees to sell part of real estate for $23 bn; announces $50-bn share buyback
11 Apr 2015
Diversified industrial group GE yesterday struck a deal to sell a major part of its real estate portfolio to Blackstone Group LP and Wells Fargo & Co for about $23 billion as part of its plan to focus on its core industrial business
GE close to selling nearly all its $30 bn real estate holdings
10 Apr 2015
GE is close to clinching a deal to sell nearly all of its $30 billion real estate portfolio to a consortium led by Blackstone Group and Wells Fargo & Co
Generic drug maker Mylan bids for Perrigo Co for $29 bn
09 Apr 2015
Founded in 1887, Perrigo is the world's largest manufacturer of over-the-counter drugs, nearly half of Perrigo’s $4.06-billion sales last year were generated from its consumer health-care division