M&A
French rail operator SNCF mulls buying UK government stake in Eurostar
18 Dec 2014
French rail operator SNCF is mulling using its pre-emption rights to buy the 40-per cent stake in Eurostar International Limited, the high-speed train service connecting London with Paris and Brussels, put for sale by partners
Snapdeal in talks to buy online inventory and order tracking start-up Unicommerce
18 Dec 2014
The move comes less than two months after Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank agreed to invest $627 million in Snapdeal for a 30-per cent stake, making it the single-largest investment in an e-commerce company
US auto parts maker Visteon to sell majority stake in Halla Visteon for $3.6 bn
18 Dec 2014
Halla Visteon, whose clients include Ford, Tata Motors, Volvo, Audi, BMW among others, makes heating, ventilation, air conditioning, compressors, powertrain cooling, fluid transport, and electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicle thermal systems
Philips to buy medical device maker Volcano Corp for $1.2 bn
17 Dec 2014
Dutch diversified technology company Philips N V today struck a deal to buy US medical device maker Volcano Corp, for $1.2 billion including debt