M&A
KKR-led consortium to buy US energy company Samson for $7.2 bn
24 Nov 2011
The deal is the second-largest leveraged buyout by a PE firm this year after Blackstone's $9.4-billion acquisition of 600 shopping malls from Australia's Centro Properties
Microsoft acquires video search engine VideoSurf
23 Nov 2011
Gilead Sciences to acquire hepatitis C drug developer Pharmasset for $11 bn
21 Nov 2011
Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset is aimed at diversifying its portfolio to experimental treatments for the hepatitis C virus
Motorola Mobility shareholders approve merger with Google
18 Nov 2011
Google believes the takeover of Motorola, holds approximately 14,600 granted patents and 6,700 pending patent applications, worldwide, would help it stay competitive against Apple and Microsoft
UK government to sell Northern Rock to Virgin Money in a £1 billion deal
17 Nov 2011
The UK will sell mortgage lender Northern Rock's banking business to Richard Branson's Virgin Money in a deal worth upto £1 billion