M&A

BP near $7 bn Gulf of Mexico assets sale to Plains Exploration

10 Sep 2012

Snyder's-Lance to buy Pretzel Crisps maker Snack Factory for $340 million

10 Sep 2012

Swiss miner Xstrata finds Glencore’s new offer too low

10 Sep 2012

The merger would create the world's fourth-largest mining company by market capitalisation, behind BHP Billiton, Vale of Brazil and Rio Tinto

Carlyle Group to buy Cogentrix Energy from Goldman Sachs

08 Sep 2012

The purchase includes five conventional and renewable power plants in Florida, Virginia, Colorado and California, and a development pipeline with over 550 MW capacity

Godrej to divest all 43% stake in JV with chocolate maker Hershey

08 Sep 2012

Hershey is buying out Godrej Industries and another minority shareholder who holds 6 per cent equity to assume 100 per cent control of the business

ONGC Videsh buys Hess’s stake in Azerbaijan’s ACG fields for $1 billion

08 Sep 2012

The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil field, which is currently at the execution stage, has a 30-year production sharing agreement with expected extraction of 1 million barrels of oil per day

Deccan Chargers good fit for Videocon's brands: Venugopal Dhoot

07 Sep 2012

Videocon's branding budget had been pegged at Rs200 crore per annum and according to chairman Venugopal Dhoot owning an IPL team would be a value buy  as a branding exercise for the company

Britvic-Barr merger faces no threat from rival bidder: Analysts

07 Sep 2012

Consolidated Media to back News Corp take over offer

07 Sep 2012

US home security and automation firm Vivint explores $2 bn selloff: report

06 Sep 2012

Australia's Billabong receives another A$694 mn offer from mystery suitor

06 Sep 2012

ING to sell stake in Capital One Financial for $3 billion

05 Sep 2012

Tech Data to buy technology products distribution companies of SDG for $350 mn

05 Sep 2012

JSPL acquires Candian listed firm, CIC Energy Corp

05 Sep 2012

3M abandons $550-mn Avery Dennison office products deal after DoJ threatens lawsuit

05 Sep 2012

Canadian PE firm Onex to buy SGS International for $813 million

05 Sep 2012

Fortescue Metals cuts capex plans; sells power station

05 Sep 2012

Campari to acquire Jamaican rum maker Lascelles de Mercado

05 Sep 2012

ONGC's $5-bn plan for ConocoPhillips' Canadian assets hits roadblock

04 Sep 2012

ONGC's investments in Iran and Sudan, against whom the US has imposed trade sanctions, is likely to hit its attempts to acquire oil sands assets in Canada

Ericsson leads race for Nokia Siemens' support systems business

04 Sep 2012

Chidambaram rules out rash action against Vodafone

04 Sep 2012

Tech Mahindra acquires Hutchison’s BPO arm for $87 million

04 Sep 2012

Tech Mahindra today announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in business process outsourcing firm Hutchison Global Services Private Limited for $87.1 million in cash

Canada’s Valeant to acquire Medicis Pharmaceutical for $2.6 bn

04 Sep 2012

Germany's Fresenius drops $4.09 bn bid for rival Rhoen-Klinikum

04 Sep 2012

German health care company Fresenius SE today said that it will not make a fresh bid for rival Rhoen-Klinikum, dropping plans to create the largest private-sector hospital operator in Germany

Row erupts over sale of Queensland cotton farm to Chinese

04 Sep 2012