M&A
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
German ATM maker Wincor Nixdorf seeks sale
09 Apr 2015
Snapdeal acquires FreeCharge
08 Apr 2015
Shell to buy Britain’s BG Group for $69.6 bn
08 Apr 2015
A deal between the two energy companies comes amid the recent collapse in global oil prices and BG’s record $5-billion loss in the fourth quarter
Viacom looks to restructuring to drive growth
08 Apr 2015
Rio Tinto nears $6-bn deal with Mongolia on Oyu Tolgoi copper mine
07 Apr 2015
Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits, has the potential to generate a third of Mongolia’s GDP when it reaches full production in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund’s estimate