M&A
Vodafone acquires CWW for £1.04 billion
23 Apr 2012
Telecom giant Vodafone today said it had clinched a deal for the acquisition of British firm Cable and Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for about £1.04 billion
KCI to acquire Switzerland based APAG Group
23 Apr 2012
UK’s CWW PLC to accept Vodafone bid
23 Apr 2012
Vodafone approached C&W Worldwide, owner of the largest fibre-optic network in the UK, in early February beating competition from Tata Communications
Japanese shareholders approve new Olympus board
21 Apr 2012
Aspen to buy GSK’s international OTC brands
20 Apr 2012
Icahn wins $2.26-bn takeover battle with CVR Energy board
20 Apr 2012
CVR Energy Inc yesterday paved the way for billionaire-activist investor Carl Icahn to proceed with his $2.26-billion takeover offer by withdrawing its poison pill defence
Essar Group plans to sell BPO firm Aegis
19 Apr 2012
Nestle close to buying Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $9 billion
18 Apr 2012
Pfizer acquired the infant-nutrition division in its $68-billion takeover of Wyeth in 2009, and since early July 2011, has been planning to divst it and focus on its core biopharmaceutical products
Anheuser Busch InBev buys 51 % of Dominican brewer CND for $1.237 bn
17 Apr 2012
Anheuser Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, will buy a 51-per cent stake in Dominican brewer Cervecería Nacional Dominicana SA from two sellers for $1.237 billion