M&A

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 Bain, Apax table $8.8-bn rival bid for Portugal Telecom's Portuguese unit

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

Sweden’s ICA Gruppen to buy pharmacy chain Apotek Hjartat $770 million

12 Nov 2014

KKR and CITIC to buy Singapore water treatment company UEL for S$1.256 bn

12 Nov 2014

Cognizant acquires privately-held Australian software company Odecee

12 Nov 2014

Aurobindo Pharma to buy US nutritional supplement maker Natrol for Rs 813 crore

12 Nov 2014

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

Medtronic offers concessions to the EU for its $43-bn Covidien acquisition

11 Nov 2014

Clear Channel explores sale of European outdoor advertising business: report

11 Nov 2014

KKR & Co plans to sell Samson Resources' Bakken assets for around $500 mn: report

11 Nov 2014

Mondelez International to buy 80% in Vietnam’s Kinh Do Corp's snack business for $370 mn

11 Nov 2014

Yanzhou Coal to inject $2.8 bn in Australian subsidiary Yancoal

11 Nov 2014

Belgium’s Solvay explores sale of fibre unit Acetow

11 Nov 2014

SHV Holdings fends off Cargill’s interest for Nutreco with sweetened €3 bn offer

10 Nov 2014

Time Warner seeks to buy Australian broadcaster Ten Network for $588 mn

10 Nov 2014

Italian investor Andrea Bonomi close to bidding for French resort operator Club Med

10 Nov 2014

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

Estee Lauder to buy French luxury perfume brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

08 Nov 2014

J&J Pte acquires ORSLTM ready-to-drink electrolyte brand from Jagdale Industries

08 Nov 2014

AT&T to buy Mexico's third-largest wireless operator Iusacell for $2.5 bn

08 Nov 2014

The acquisition comes a few months after AT&T was forced to sell its 10-per cent stake in America Movil to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu for $5.6 billion in order to avoid anti-trust issues over its $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV

Singapore’s GIC to buy 9.64% in Philippine brandy maker Emperador

07 Nov 2014