M&A
Daimler inks strategic pact with Renault-Nissan
08 Apr 2010
Daimler and Renault-Nissan have announced a strategic three-way alliance to develop small cars, engines and light commercial vehicles, which ought to result in substantial cost savings and sales benefits for all three.
Reliance Big acquires 50 per cent in UK gamer Codemasters
06 Apr 2010
Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd said Monday they had picked up a 50 per cent stake in UK computer games company, Codemasters, for an undisclosed sum. Codemasters is best known for its online game, The Lord of the Rings.
PE firms invest $2bn in Indian companies in Q1, 2010
06 Apr 2010
Private equity firms invested about $2 billion in Indian firms in the quarter ended March 2010, making it the highest level of investments made over the last six quarters.
Opto Circuits acquires Kokata-based N S Remedies
05 Apr 2010
MDRNA acquires Cequent Pharma for $46 million
03 Apr 2010
Facebook acquires photo-sharing startup Divvyshot
03 Apr 2010
Facebook is adding talent in its ongoing effort to drive growth and emerge stronger
Australia's Lihir Gold rejects Newcrest's A$9.2-billion offer
01 Apr 2010
Australia’s largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining Ltd saw its ambition to become the world’s fourth largest gold company fade after Lihir Gold, the country’s second-largest gold miner, rejected its A$9.2-billion takeover offer
PetroChina to spend $60 billion in overseas acquisitions by 2020
01 Apr 2010
Armed with more than $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, China has supported its state-owned oil companies to make landmark acquisitions overseas to secure the country's long-term energy needs
Zain will no longer be Zain: Rajan Mittal
01 Apr 2010
A day after sealing the Rs48,075-crore deal for Zain’s African operations, Bharati Airtel's Ltd joint MD Rajan Mittal says the acquired entity would be renamed