M&A
News Corp buys out ESPN in ESPN Star Sports JV
08 Nov 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has completed the acquisition of ESPN’s 50-per cent stake in their sports broadcasting joint venture ESPN Star Sports
Gulf Oil acquires US specialty chemicals firm Houghton for $1.05 bn
07 Nov 2012
The acquisition of Houghton with its manufacturing plants around the world would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by an Indian company this year
Pearson denies plans to sell Financial Times
07 Nov 2012
Icahn’s target-Netflix adopts “poison pill”
06 Nov 2012
Japan's Inpex to acquire 26 % in ONGC’s KG basin deep sea block
05 Nov 2012
ONGC continues to be the operator of the block with a 34-per cent participating interest
Hindujas set to acquire US chemicals firm Houghton for $1.1 billion
03 Nov 2012
Houghton International is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic fuels, rust preventatives and lubricants for the automotive and steel sectors
China clears Nestle’s $11.85-bn deal for Pfizer's baby food business
03 Nov 2012
Pfizer's nutrition business is the world's fifth-largest in the infant milk formula market behind Nestle, Mead Johnson, Danone and Abbott Laboratories
Israeli govt rejects Potash Corp’s $15-bn bid for Israel Chemicals
03 Nov 2012
Israeli government, which does not physically hold any shares in ICL, can overrule other shareholders’ decisions since it has given ICL exclusive rights to mine in the Dead Sea and the Negev Desert