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
SunRice shareholders thwart Ebro takeover bid
31 May 2011
RCom confident of selling stake in tower arm soon
31 May 2011
Debt-ridden Reliance Communications said today that it has received several expressions of interest to buy a controlling stake in its telecom tower unit, Reliance Infratel
Camlin to sell majority stake to Japan's Kokuyo
30 May 2011
LSE not in the fray for LCH.Clearnet
30 May 2011
Panel of ministers clears Cairn India stake sale to Vedanta
27 May 2011
Once CCEA also clears the deal, Vedanta Resources can proceed with its $9.4 billion acquisition of Cairn Energy's India assets.
NMDC to acquire 50 % of Australian iron ore miner Legacy
26 May 2011
Perth-based Legacy has interests in gold and manganese, besides iron ore and NMDC intends to use Legacy to further its commodity interests in Australia.