M&A
Yahoo postpones meeting
23 May 2008
Del Monte says might offload StarKist
23 May 2008
Champagne Indage acquires Darlington Wines in UK
19 May 2008
Champagne Indage makes its third Australian acquisition; buys premium winery VineCrest
17 May 2008
Champagne Indage has made its third Australian acquisition in 18 months to establish a global footprint and complement its product portfolio in the Indian market
HSBC to acquire 73.21 per cent stake in brokerage IL&FS for Rs1000 crore
17 May 2008
Europe's biggest bank HSBC is acquiring a 73-per cent stake in IL&FS Investmart for Rs1000 crore
Tata Teleservices looking to sell 49 per cent of tower business for Rs8,200 crore; SREI's Quippo may be likely buyer
17 May 2008
Tata Teleservices is selling a minority 49-per cent stake in Wireless Tata Telecom Infrastructure, for an estimated Rs8,200 crore.
Icahn seeks FTC clearance to acquire $2.5 billion worth Yahoo! stock; threatens proxy fight
16 May 2008
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sought clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to acquire up to approximately $2.5 billion worth of Yahoo stock in preparation for his proxy fight to oust the board.
Bharti closer to $20-billion MTN deal as major shareholder Mikati expresses confidence
10 May 2008
Former Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati's London-based MI Group, a major shareholder in MTN, is reported to have expressed confidenc in Sunil Mittal's proposed acquisition of the African and Middle East telecom operator MTN.