M&A
China’s Sinopec invests $2.2 bn in US shale deal
04 Jan 2012
3M to acquire Avery Dennison's office, consumer business
04 Jan 2012
Avery Dennison's office and consumer products business is one of the world’s leading suppliers of office and education products
Mahindra eyes bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab: report
31 Dec 2011
Saab filed for bankruptcy after hopes of a life-saving funding from Chinese investors collapsed due to opposition from General Motors, which holds a veto on any sale
Spain’s Repsol to acquire Russian oil and gas explorer Eurotek for $230 mn
30 Dec 2011
Repsol holds 49 per cent in the $840 million joint venture, while Russian-Kazakh peer Alliance Oil holds the remaining 51 per cent
Chesapeake Energy to sell pipeline system to affiliate for $865 million
29 Dec 2011
Chesapeake, the second largest natural gas producer in the US, is selling Appalachia Midstream Services, which owns 47 per cent of a 200-mile pipeline that transports more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas a day
Citigroup to sell Belgian consumer unit to French bank Credit Mutuel Nord Europe
29 Dec 2011
Citigroup has been operating in Belgium since 1919, and currently has more than 500,000 clients in the country
The New York Times Co to sell 16 publications to Halifax Media
28 Dec 2011
As the 160 year-old The New York Times Co struggles to cope with declining advertising revenues, it is selling 16 regional publications for $143 million