M&A
Billabong takeover moves to the next stage
24 Dec 2012
British insurer Aviva sells US unit for £1.1 bn
21 Dec 2012
NYSE Euronext and ICE in $8.2-bn merger
21 Dec 2012
The merger would combine two leading exchange groups to create a global exchange operator across diversified markets including agricultural, energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities and derivatives, forex and interest rates
Illumina reportedly agrees to Roche's $8.2-bn takeover offer
21 Dec 2012
The potential acquisition of Illumina would make Roche a market leader in gene sequencing, a procedure that helps develop personalised drugs to suit individual patients
IBM to acquire StoredIQ
20 Dec 2012
ICE in talks to acquire NYSE Euronext for around $8 bn: report
20 Dec 2012
NYSE Euronext, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is in talks to sell itself to upstart commodities and derivatives trading firm IntercontinentalExchange for around $8 billion
Kodak sells imaging patents for $525 mn
20 Dec 2012
Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM and others have grouped together to buy digital imaging patents from Kodak Co for about $525 million, much below the $2.6 billion estimated earlier