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Vivendi agrees to sell telecom unit SFR to Numericable in an over $23-bn deal
08 Apr 2014
A merged SFR-Numericable would have almost 7 million broadband customers and 21 million mobile customers
Vivendi agrees to sell telecom unit SFR to Numericable in an over $23-bn deal
08 Apr 2014
A merged SFR-Numericable would have almost 7 million broadband customers and 21 million mobile customers
Irish drugmaker Mallinckrodt to buy Questcor Pharmaceuticals for $5.6 bn
08 Apr 2014
Questcor's main product, the injectable drug Acthar Gel, which it acquired in 2001 from Aventis, is used in the treatment of 19 conditions, including multiple sclerosis and infantile spasms
China's Sanpower Group buys House of Fraser for $750 mn
05 Apr 2014
The historic, 165 year-old British department retail chain, House of Fraser, was yesterday sold to one of China's largest privately-owned business conglomerates
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim in merger talks
05 Apr 2014
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim in merger talks
05 Apr 2014
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim in merger talks
05 Apr 2014
Schneider Electric in exclusive talks to sell sensors unit for $900 mn
04 Apr 2014
French electrical equipment maker Schneider is in exclusive talks with private equity firms The Carlyle Group and PAI Partners to sell its sensors unit, which has an enterprise value of $900 million
Iron ore shipments commence at Mormugao Port
02 Apr 2014
Iron ore shipments commence at Mormugao Port
02 Apr 2014
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