Industry
France to buy out minority shareholders of Areva
12 Jan 2017
France to buy out minority shareholders of Areva
12 Jan 2017
Coty to buy majority stake in online cosmetics retailer Younique for $600 mn
11 Jan 2017
With operations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Hong Kong and over 4 million consumers worldwide, Younique is expected to generate approximately $400 million in net revenues in 2016
Tesco to cut 1,000 jobs
10 Jan 2017
Mars to buy veterinary hospital operator VCA for $7.7 bn
10 Jan 2017
Mars, the world’s largest confectionary maker with annual sales of $33 billion, is also the world’s biggest pet food company with a 25 per cent share of the $71.77 billion global pet food market
Japan’s Takeda to buy US cancer drug maker Ariad for $5.20 bn
10 Jan 2017
The deal will give Takeda two innovative precision drugs, including a leukemia drug with sales of $170-180 million last year, and Brigatinib, which could offset any loss of sales due to generic competition to its top-selling blood cancer drug Velcade
CM Fadnavis launches 500 Wi-Fi hotspots across Mumbai
09 Jan 2017
Announcing the roll-out of the first phase of MumbaiWiFi in a tweet, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Phadnavis described it as the largest public Wi-Fi service across India and, perhaps, globally
Petrol pumps delay strike over card payment fee as govt assures solution
09 Jan 2017
Banks also deferred their decision to slap charges on card transactions in petrol pumps till Friday after the government intervened to save its cashless drive
Petrol pumps delay strike over card payment fee as govt assures solution
09 Jan 2017
Banks also deferred their decision to slap charges on card transactions in petrol pumps till Friday after the government intervened to save its cashless drive
Govt to take BEML private with 26% equity sale
07 Jan 2017
Carlyle to sell herbal supplement maker Nature's Bounty
06 Jan 2017
Nature’s Bounty (earlier known as NBTY Inc) that Carlyle acquired in 2010 for $3.8 billion, is currently valued at about $6 billion
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