M&A
CSL to acquire Novartis’ influenza vaccine unit
27 Oct 2014
Pfizer's $11-bn share repurchase ends chances of renewed bid for AstraZeneca
25 Oct 2014
US drugmaker Pfizer’s board yesterday authorised a new $11-billion share repurchase plan, which analysts say puts an end to speculations that it would renew its bid for British rival AstraZeneca
Nokia to become Lumia as Microsoft takes control
22 Oct 2014
AbbVie calls off $55-bn acquisition of Shire over US tax rules
22 Oct 2014
AbbVie said the new US tax rules would keep it from gaining access to its overseas cash without having to pay hefty US taxes
Government issues draft order for merger of NSEL with FTIL
21 Oct 2014
National Spot Exchange Ltd and its parent Financial Technologies will be merged to form a new company
Fertilizer giants CF Industries and Yara end merger talks
17 Oct 2014
CF and Yara had late last month said that they were in talks towards a “merger of equals,” and a successful deal would have created a company with an enterprise value of around $30 billion and revenues of around $18.4 billion
TCS to merge subsidiary CMC with itself
17 Oct 2014
TCS' move to merge its subsidiary CMC Ltd with itself will enable the combined entity to jointly bid for bigger deals
Tata Steel in talks to sell European Long Products division
15 Oct 2014
Tata Steel, which expanded to Europe through its $13-billion acquisition of Corus in 2007, said that it has signed an agreement with the Klesch Group for due diligence and negotiations for a potential sale
Birla eyes global assets of Holcim-Lafarge
15 Oct 2014
In order to meet regulatory requirements of global anti-competition authorities Holcim and Lafarge, which announced their proposed merger in April this year, have to divest some assets