M&A
Freeport-McMoRan to buy Plains Exploration, McMoRan Exploration for $9 bn
06 Dec 2012
The combined company is expected to be a leading US-based natural resource producer with a global portfolio of mineral assets, significant oil and gas resources and a growing production profile
Carl Icahn forced to abandon $3-bn Oshkosh bid
05 Dec 2012
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn had started a proxy fight with the Oshkosh management last year over its 2006 acquisition of construction equipment maker JLG Industries for $3.2 billion