M&A
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
Stryker denies Smith & Nephew bid
29 May 2014
Valeant raises Allergan bid to $49.44 bn: analysts say new offer still too low
29 May 2014
A successful deal with Allergan would more than double the size of Valeant and make it one of the largest specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world
Apple acquires Beats for $3 bn in biggest acquisition to date
29 May 2014
With this acquisition, Apple will jump-start its eight-month-old iTunes Radio and catch up with leaders in the music streaming business like Pandora Media Inc and Spotify
Competition panel approves Tesco's acquisition of 50% stake in Trent
28 May 2014
CCI’s approval of the multi-brand retail JV comes a day after the new commerce minister voiced concern over the entry of foreign retailers in the Indian market
US chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride to buy Hillshire Brands for $6.4 bn
28 May 2014
The deal comes two weeks after Hillshire agreed to buy Pinnacle Foods Inc from private equity firm Blackstone Group, for $4.3-billion in cash and stock