M&A
Exelon Corporation acquires Constellation in $7.7 billion deal
28 Apr 2011
In the past Exelon made three attempts to buy other power companies since 2003, with Constellation being the target of two failed bids
Biocon to divest stake in Germany's AxiCorp
28 Apr 2011
Biocon Ltd had acquired a controlling stake in the German drug distributor in a bid to market its bio-similar drugs in Europe
J&J to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for $21.3 billion
27 Apr 2011
Johnson & Johnson expects the acquisition to create the world's most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedics business
News Corp may sell MySpace for $100 million: report
27 Apr 2011
The social networking site, which Rupert Murdock-controlled News Corp bought for over $580 million in 2005, reported an operating loss of $156 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2010 alone
JK group on prowl for overseas acquisitions
20 Apr 2011
News Corp in bid to acquire Formula 1: reports
20 Apr 2011
News Corp in bid to acquire Formula 1: reports
20 Apr 2011
News Corp in bid to acquire Formula 1: reports
20 Apr 2011
Seagate acquires Samsung's hard disks business in $1.38 billion deal
19 Apr 2011
Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will receive an approximately 9.6-per cent stake in Seagate and another $687.5 million in cash, plus a seat on the Seagate board
Aditya Birla group acquires Swedish speciality pulp major for $340 million
19 Apr 2011
The Swedish acquisition is in line with the group's strategy of meeting a substantial part of its speciality pulp requirements from captive sources
Continental to acquire Modi Tyres for undisclosed sum
18 Apr 2011
The German tyre major said Modi Tyres would ultimately become its wholly-owned subsidiary
Aditya Birla Group acquires Kanoria Chemicals unit for Rs830 crore
16 Apr 2011
The acquisition would raise Aditya Birla Chemicals' total caustic soda capacity from 105,000 tonnes per annum to 220,000 tonnes.
J&J may buy Synthes in $20-bn deal
16 Apr 2011
Tax department can’t levy extra penalty on Vodafone: SC
15 Apr 2011
The Supreme Court today ruled that the income-tax department could not impose a penalty on Vodafone over a $2.5-billion tax bill until the legal battle over the case is settled