M&A
Walt Disney to acquire controlling stake in UTV
01 Feb 2012
ThyssenKrupp to sell Inoxum stainless steel to Finland’s Outokumpu for $3.55 bn
31 Jan 2012
Combining Inoxum and Outokumpu would create the world's largest maker of stainless steel with over €10 billion in annual revenue and two million tons of annual cold-rolled stainless steel
ABB to acquire US electrical components maker Thomas & Betts for $3.9 bn
30 Jan 2012
This is ABB's second major deal under its CEO, Joe Hogan, after the 2010 acquisition of electrical motor maker Baldor Electric Company for $4.2 billion
Cambridge's Trinity College buys 50 % stake in Tesco stores for £450 mn
30 Jan 2012
Trinity, the wealthiest college of Cambridge University, has acquired a 50-per cent stake in a portfolio of Tesco Plc stores, 10 days after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathway increased its stake in the giant retailer