M&A
Too many airlines
14 Apr 2010
British Airways and Iberia finally signed their merger agreement and United Airlines and US Airways revealed they are in get-together talks - again. CNN anchor/ correspondent Richard Quest comments in an exclusive column to domain-b
GAIL in stake talks for Interoil's Papua LNG project
13 Apr 2010
CNOOC, China's biggest offshore petroleum explorer, has already tied-up with Interoil on the project, though it is not clear whether it would take a stake in the project
ConocoPhillips sells Syncrude Canada stake to Sinopec for $4.65 billion
13 Apr 2010
The third-largest US oil and gas company ConocoPhillips is selling its non-core asets to pare its debts
Rolta India acquires OneGIS Inc of US
12 Apr 2010
Coal India in talks with Peabody Energy for $1-billion stake
12 Apr 2010
State-run Coal India is in advanced stages of negotiations with US-based Peabody Energy Corporation for a stake in four of its Australian mines and other international assets
M&A activity up by 76 per cent during Q1 2010
10 Apr 2010
BASF in talks to acquire Cognis in a potential €3 billion deal
10 Apr 2010
If the deal materialises, it would be BASF's second-biggest acquisition since acquiring rival Ciba for €3.8 billion in late 2008
Better Capital gives Reader's Digest UK a new life
10 Apr 2010
Reader's Digest's UK arm was given a new lease of life yesterday after it was bought out of administration by private equity firm Better Capital, a company backed by British venture capitalist Jon Moulton