M&A
Lenovo to acquire Germany's Medion for $905.8 million
01 Jun 2011
The proposed takeover would be Lenovo’s biggest after it acquired IBM's PC business for $1.75 billion in 2004, and the first takeover of a German company by a Chinese firm
OIL lines up $1 bn for acquisitions
01 Jun 2011
OIL, which is the country’s second-largest explorer after ONGC, is on the lookout for a medium-sized oil properties that are already in production to supplement its present operations
Wal-Mart to enter Africa with regulatory approval for Massmart
01 Jun 2011
The South African competition regulator finally approved WalMart’s $2.4 billion bid for a majority stake in Massmart, operator of 288 stores in Africa
Lanco looking for another Australian coal asset
31 May 2011
Schneider Electric to acquire 74-per cent stake in Luminous for €215 million
31 May 2011
The acquisition will provide Schneider a broad customer base of 3 million existing users and access to clients in sectors such as government and telecom
UK's Serco to buy Indian BPO Intelenet for Rs2,772 crore
31 May 2011
British services and consulting company Serco has signed a deal to buy Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Intelenet Global Services