M&A
United Rentals to buy RSC Holdings for $4.2 billion
16 Dec 2011
United Rentals is buying its smaller rival RSC Holdings in a $4.2 billion deal that will create the largest rental equipment company in North America
ANZ to sell Oswal stake in Burrup Fertilisers to Apache for $560 mn
16 Dec 2011
ANZ has struck a deal to sell a 65-per cent stake in Australia’s Burrup Fertilisers to US energy company Apache Energy for a discounted $560 million, the ammonia company formerly controlled by the Oswal family
Covidien plans to spin off pharmaceuticals business
16 Dec 2011
Covidien’s $2 billion pharmaceuticals business is among the top 10 generic drug makers in the US
Saint Gobain to buy iron pipes business from Electrotherm (India) for Rs950 crore
15 Dec 2011
French building materials maker Saint Gobain will acquire Electrotherm (India) Ltd's ductile iron pipes business for Rs950 crore ($176.9 million), in a bid to strengthen its global pipes business
Lam Research to acquire Novellus Systems for $3.3 bn
15 Dec 2011
Chip equipment maker Lam Research Corp is acquiring its smaller rival Novellus Systems Inc in order to better compete with market leader Applied Materials Inc
Kazakhstan pays $1 bn for 10% of Karachaganak oil and gas field project
14 Dec 2011
Kazakhstan government, will acquire, 10 percent stake, Karachaganak oil and gas field project, for $1 billion, ended, disputes, Sauat Mynbayev, BG Group Plc, Eni SpA, Chevron, Lukoil
Nokia Siemens sells fixed-line broadband access unit to Adtran
13 Dec 2011
Nokia Siemens Networks said yesterday it was in the process of selling its fixed-line broadband access business to Adtran, as part of its restructuring efforts to focus on mobile broadband and related services
Firodias to merge KEL and KMCL
10 Dec 2011
Firodias to merge KEL and KMCL
10 Dec 2011
Firodias to merge KEL and KMCL
10 Dec 2011
Firodias to merge KEL and KMCL
10 Dec 2011
IL&FS arm is first Indian firm to acquire stake in a Chinese state firm
09 Dec 2011
ITNL International, a part of infrastructure developer Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited, has been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire a 49-per cent stake in China’s state-owned Chongqing Yuhe Expressway Co Ltd.