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Pinnacle Foods to buy Boulder Brands for $710 mn
25 Nov 2015
SunEdison of US to sell solar capacity to India
25 Nov 2015
Shire preparing to mount new bid for Baxalta
25 Nov 2015
British drugmaker Shire Plc is preparing to table a new takeover offer for Baxalta, almost four months after the US biotech firm rejected its unsolicited $30-billion bid
Ratan Tata invests in Singapore big data start-up Crayon
25 Nov 2015
Crayon has been rated as one of the most successful and innovative big data start-ups for 2014 and 2015
Idea Cellular in deal to buy Videocon’s spectrum for Rs3,310 crore
25 Nov 2015
Idea Cellular, which is already a leader in these two circles, would be acquiring 1800 MHz spectrum in these service areas
Alibaba’s Jack Ma in talks to buy Hong Kong newspaper
24 Nov 2015
Ma will be the latest internet tycoon to buy a traditional newspaper, following Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and reversing the perception that the days of print media are numbered
US politicians unite to flay Pfizer-Allergan deal
24 Nov 2015
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said the deal would “leave US taxpayers holding the bag”, while her Republican rival Donald Trump called it “disgusting”
Pfizer to take over Allergan in historic $150-bn deal
23 Nov 2015
The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, will make Pfizer the world’s biggest drug maker, but the tax-cutting ‘inversion’ move is sure to draw political ire
Pfizer to take over Allergan in historic $150-bn deal
23 Nov 2015
The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, will make Pfizer the world’s biggest drug maker, but the tax-cutting ‘inversion’ move is sure to draw political ire
Pfizer to take over Allergan in historic $150-bn deal
23 Nov 2015
The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, will make Pfizer the world’s biggest drug maker, but the tax-cutting ‘inversion’ move is sure to draw political ire
Cisco to acquire video conferencing software maker Acano for $700 mn
21 Nov 2015
US networking equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc is set to buy UK-based Acano Ltd, a privately-held provider of collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software
Delta Air Lines to boost stake in Aeromexico to 49%
19 Nov 2015
The offer of 43.59 pesos per share is 52 per cent more than yesterday’s closing price, when Aeromexico was valued at 20.4 billion pesos ($1.22 billion)
Pfizer said to be in $150-bn merger talks with Allergan
19 Nov 2015
Merger talks are being held between US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Irish drug maker Allergan Plc, to create a global pharmaceutical behemoth worth over $300 billion
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