M&A
Hewlett-Packard mulls selling webOS unit: report
09 Nov 2011
Adobe to cut 750 jobs amid major business re-jig
09 Nov 2011
Buffett acquires stock worth $20 bn as markets tumble
08 Nov 2011
In a quarter that is believed to have been the worst for US stocks after the financial crisis, billionaire investor Warren Buffett went on a $20-bn shopping binge
Camera-maker Olympus admits to window-dressing books
08 Nov 2011
In a complete reversal of earlier denials, Japanese camera- and copier-maker Olympus Corp, today admitted that it had made a series of acquisitions and inflated payments to intermediares in the past to hide hefty losses.
BP’s $7.06-billion PAE stake sale deal with Cnooc, Bridas collapses
07 Nov 2011
The deal collapsed 10 days after Argentina's leader ordered oil companies to repatriate future export revenue.
Anglo American to buy Oppenheimer family’s stake in De Beers for $5.1 bn
04 Nov 2011
Anglo American could now spin off De Beers into a separately listed company on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges, say analysts.