M&A
Oracle to acquire cloud-based customer service firm RightNow for $1.5 bn
24 Oct 2011
Enterprise software developer Oracle Corp today said that it will buy cloud-based customer service company RightNow Technologies Inc for around $1.5 billion.
Bank of Nova Scotia to buy majority stake in Colombia's Banco Colpatria for $1 billion
20 Oct 2011
The deal gives Scotiabank a large retail banking presence in Colombia with 175 branches and 308 ATMs
Permira may acquire Genesys from Alcatel-Lucent for $1.5 bn in cash
20 Oct 2011
Permira had been in exclusive talks with Alcatel-Lucent for several months, even though it allowed rival bids from other suitors