M&A

Unilever to acquire Sara Lee personal care business for $1.88 billion

25 Sep 2009

Unilever plans to acquire the personal care business of the Sara Lee Corporation for $1.88 billion in cash to expand its portfolio in Western Europe and Asia

Australia rejects another Chinese investment

25 Sep 2009

BSNL may rope in MTNL for Zain deal

25 Sep 2009

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is still keen on bidding for Kuwait’s Zain Telecom along with sister public sector undertaking Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

ANZ buys out joint ventures with ING for A$1.76 billion

25 Sep 2009

Rebel investor proposes alternative rescue plan for Independent News & Media

24 Sep 2009

Microsoft says it is not interested in Electronic Arts

24 Sep 2009

Australia rejects large mining deal with China

24 Sep 2009

The Australian government has rejected a potential $30-billion iron ore deal with China's state-owned Wuhan Iron and Steel’s (WISCO), citing security concerns

Bharti-MTN deal may trigger open offer, FIPB intervention

23 Sep 2009

Chinese soveregn fund acquires 15 per cent of Noble Group for $850 million

23 Sep 2009

Nortel to sell its carrier network business as well

23 Sep 2009

Pfizer, Wyeth to sell animal drugs business to Boehringer

23 Sep 2009

Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth are divesting parts of their veterinary business to Boehringer Ingelheim as a part of the regulatory approval process for Pfizer's $68-billion merger deal with Wyeth

Pfizer, Wyeth to sell animal drugs business to Boehringer

23 Sep 2009

Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth are divesting parts of their veterinary business to Boehringer Ingelheim as a part of the regulatory approval process for Pfizer's $68-billion merger deal with Wyeth

Pfizer, Wyeth to sell animal drugs business to Boehringer

23 Sep 2009

Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth are divesting parts of their veterinary business to Boehringer Ingelheim as a part of the regulatory approval process for Pfizer's $68-billion merger deal with Wyeth

Japan’s Suntory to enter Europe with $3.8-billion Orangina deal

23 Sep 2009

Magna plans drastic job cuts with Opel takeover

22 Sep 2009

Nearly 11,000 jobs will be lost out of a total of 45,730 as a result of the company’s strategic plans for GM’s European operations

Singapore's GIC pares Citi stake; nets $1.6 billion profit

22 Sep 2009

Zandu shareholders approve merger with Emami

22 Sep 2009

Cadbury tells Kraft to “put up or shut up”

22 Sep 2009

IBM acquires customer management firm RedPill Solutions

22 Sep 2009

BHP Billiton on the prowl for acquisitions: report

22 Sep 2009

Rio Tinto sells Alcan Composites to Schweiter Technologies

22 Sep 2009

JP Morgan may takeover alliance with Cazenove

22 Sep 2009

Bharti-MTN deal hinges on Manmohan-Zuma talks

22 Sep 2009

The two sides are expected to discuss the $24-billion proposal to create the world’s third largest mobile telephone company

Goldman fund plans to invest $250 million in China’s Geely

22 Sep 2009

Thomson Reuters buys PR agency Hugin Group

22 Sep 2009

New York-based information and media giant, Thomson Reuters, yesterday said it is buying the Oslo-based Hugin Group, from NYSE Euronext.