M&A
Cooper Tire moves court to save $2.5 billion Apollo deal
06 Nov 2013
Analysts doubt whether the court will order closure of the acquisition at the original price
Vivendi to sell 53% Maroc Telecom stake to Etisalat for €4.2 bn
06 Nov 2013
The divestment will allow French media and telecom group Vivendi to focus on its media and content business
PPF group acquires controlling stake in Telefonica Czech Republic AS
06 Nov 2013
The acquisition will see the country’s biggest phone company return to local ownership after eight years
BlackBerry shares fall 16% on withdrawal of sale plan
05 Nov 2013
Blackberry has confirmed it is abandoning plans for a sale as it struggles to gain momentum in a tough smartphone market
Bharti Airtel acquires Warid Group’s Congo operations
05 Nov 2013
Airtel is currently the second largest operator in Congo, while Warid is the third largest
Barrick Gold eyes part sale of Pascua-Lama mine
31 Oct 2013
PwC to buy corporate consultancy Booz & Co
31 Oct 2013
Founded in 1914 by Edwin Booz, New York City-based Booz & Co separated itself from US government consulting business Booz Allen Hamilton in 2008 and was acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group, which has control over the use of the Booz name
Michael privatises Dell, delists from Nasdaq
30 Oct 2013
PC maker Dell Inc is finally going private despite the bitter opposition by activist investor Carl Icahn to the $24.9-billion buyout deal proposed by founder Michael Dell
CNPC close to buying Petrobras’ Peruvian assets for over $2 bn
30 Oct 2013
Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras is raising funds for its massive $236-billion exploration and expansion plan, which could allow it to overtake the output of all OPEC members except Saudi Arabia
Vodafone seeks nod to wholly own its Indian unit
29 Oct 2013
Vodafone Plc, the world's second-largest mobile operator, today sought FIPB approval to wholly own its Indian arm with an investment of Rs10,141 crore