M&A
Google acquires satellite maker Skybox Imaging for $500 mn
12 Jun 2014
The acquisition comes two months after Google’s acquisition of Titan Aerospace, which beams internet signals from high-altitude drones
SBI subsidiaries rally on consolidation move
11 Jun 2014
Time Warner in talks for large stake in Vice: reports
11 Jun 2014
After completing the spin ogg of Time Magazine on Monday, Time Warner is reportedly in talks to acquire a large stake in digital media firm, Vice
Twitter to acquire Namo Media to beef up mobile monetisation
09 Jun 2014
Twitter will integrate Namo Media to its MoPub mobile ad-exchange, which the company acquired in October ahead of its IPO
Sprint close to buying T-Mobile USA for $32 bn
06 Jun 2014
The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile USA would create a strong challenger with around 94 million subscribers to larger rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless, which have over 94 million and 115 million customers respectively.
Germany’s Henkel to buy Spotless Group in $1.28-bn deal
05 Jun 2014
Henkel says this acquisition is part of its global strategy to selectively invest in attractive country-category positions in mature markets
Tesco enters India’s multi-brand retail market with 50% stake in Trent
04 Jun 2014
British retailer Tesco Plc has completed the acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Tata Group's retail arm Trent Ltd, becoming the first foreign supermarket chain to enter multi-brand retail in India
Pilgrim's Pride raises offer for Hillshire Brands to $7.7 bn
04 Jun 2014
The battle for control of US packaged food company Hillshire Brands Co escalated yesterday after Pilgrim's Pride Corp outbid Tyson Foods by raising its buyout offer
Japan’s Dai-Ichi Life Insurance to buy US peer Protective Life for $5.7 bn
04 Jun 2014
The proposed deal is the biggest overseas acquisition by a Japanese life insurer, and the second-biggest takeover of a US company by a Japanese firm in the past 12 months
Vodafone reopens talks with new govt over Rs20,000 cr tax demand
31 May 2014
Led by external affairs director Matthew Kirk, the Vodafone team also discussed its future investment plans in India with senior officials
Top-level exodus from TV18 after RIL takeover
30 May 2014
With RIL's acquisition of TV 18, top editors and popular anchors of CNN-IBN, Rajdeep Sardesai and Sagarika Ghose, both Narendra Modi critics, are among the many senior editors across its channels, who are expected to resign from the channel
Tyson Foods enters bidding war with $6.2-bn offer for Hillshire Brands
30 May 2014
US meat processor Tyson Foods Inc yesterday offered to buy packaged food company Hillshire Brands Co for $6.2 billion in cash, setting up a bidding war with Pilgrim's Pride Corp, the world's second-largest chicken producer
Reliance Industries to acquire Network18 for Rs4,000 crore
29 May 2014
Network18 owns a suite of premier digital internet properties, e-commerce businesses and differentiated broadcast content