M&A
Co-op pulls out of deal to buy Lloyds branches
24 Apr 2013
Etihad Airways to buy 24% in Jet Airways for Rs2,061 crore
24 Apr 2013
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has been acquiring minority stakes in rival carriers in order to expand its network across Europe, Asia and Africa
ValueAct acquires $1.9-bn stake in Microsoft
23 Apr 2013
Microsoft Corp, the largest software maker in the world, was up the most in a year after activist investor ValueAct Holdings' acquisition of a $1.9-billion stake in it
ENRC co-founder plans $6-bn bid for Kazakh miner
22 Apr 2013
The UK Takeover Panel has stepped in and given the Machkevitch consortium until 17 May to either announce an intention to bid or pull out
Carlyle acquires majority stake in UK minicab firm Addison Lee for $459 mn
20 Apr 2013
Founded in 1975 by cab driver John Griffin and investor Lenny Foster with one car Addison Lee has grown to a fleet of over 4,500 vehicles
PE firms in talks to acquire stake in Reliance Globalcom
20 Apr 2013
A consortium of private equity firms, led by Samena Capital, is in advanced stages of negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Reliance Globalcom
Barrick Gold to sell three Australian mines
19 Apr 2013
Lenovo in talks to buy IBM’s x86 business
19 Apr 2013
IBM’s server business has been underperforming, but still managed to generate $9.7 billion in the fourth quarter last year