M&A
Halliburton and Baker Hughes in merger talks
14 Nov 2014
US oilfield services providers Halliburton & Co and Baker Hughes Inc are in merger talks in a deal that will value the merged company at around $67 billion
Warren Buffett to buy Duracell from P&G in a stock swap deal worth $3 bn
14 Nov 2014
The divestment is part of Procter & Gamble's strategy to improve its financial performance by focusing on about 80 brands that generate 95 per cent of its profits
Big Fish Games being acquired by
13 Nov 2014
Hasbro in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG
13 Nov 2014
PE firms bid for Philips lighting business
13 Nov 2014
Philips had announced last month that it plans to split the company into two, separating its healthcare-lifestyle and lighting businesses
Actavis in talks to buy US Botox maker Allergan for around $60 billion: report
13 Nov 2014
Last week Allergan had said it was in talks with a suitor, without identifying ithe bidder, which was widely speculated as being Actavis
Yahoo! to acquire video ad company BrightRoll for $640 mn
12 Nov 2014
This is Yahoo’s second-biggest acquisition after it paid $1.1 billion in 2013 for New York-based social blogging site Tumblr
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year