M&A
Carl Icahn agrees to limit Dell stake to under 10%
17 Apr 2013
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn yesterday agreed to Dell's condition not to raise his stake in the PC maker to over 10 per cent, while scouting for an alternative to Michael Dell's $24.4-billion privatisation bid
$76-bn Glencore-Xstrata merger wins Chinese conditional approval
17 Apr 2013
The Chinese regulators were concerned on the merged entity's hold on global copper resources as both companies currently account for around 7 per cent of worldwide copper supply
Dish Network launches $25.5-bn bid for Sprint Nextel
16 Apr 2013
US satellite-TV provider Dish Network yesterday launched a $25.5-billion unsolicited bid for Sprint Nextel, beating an agreed $20.1 billion offer from Japan's third-biggest telco, SoftBank
Kazakhstan may edge out ONGC to hand over Kashagan oilfield to China
By By Ravi Kunder | 16 Apr 2013
Kazakhstan could edge out ONGC from its largest foreign acquisition — ConocoPhillips 8.4-per cent stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield — only to sell it to a Chinese state-owned giant, reports Ravi Kunder
Liberty Global's $22.5 bn Virgin Media deal gets EU green light
15 Apr 2013
The US cable firm, which operates the largest cable network in the EU outside the UK, will now be pitted against Rupert Murdoch's British satellite TV operation BSkyB
Thermo Fisher nears $12.8-bn takeover of Life Technologies: report
15 Apr 2013
A successful deal would be the biggest acquisition for Thermo Fisher, the world's second-largest maker of lab instruments, since the 2006 merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific International for $12.8 billion
Komatsu to exit joint venture L&T Komatsu
13 Apr 2013
Komatsu, however, would continue to meet Indian market requirements till the Japanese company sets up its own manufacturing units in the country
TCS to acquire French enterprise software maker Alti for Rs533 crore
09 Apr 2013
TCS said that the acquisition will transform it into a major player in France, the third-largest IT services market in Europe and strengthen its ability and footprint to service its customers in France and other regions in Europe
Vedanta Resources to acquire Cairn Energy through Cairn India
09 Apr 2013
Vedanta, which has a market cap of $2.8 billion, is expected to announce the proposed takeover of Cairn Energy by Cairn India after unveiling its fourth quarter results tomorrow
Ericsson to acquire Microsoft Corp's Mediaroom IPTV business
08 Apr 2013
Launched in 2007, Microsoft's Media Room is an end-to-end internet protocol television (IPTV) platform that enables pay TV operators to deliver TV services to multiple screens and connected devices