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China’s Alibaba invests undisclosed sum in Paytm
29 Sep 2015
Japan Tobacco in advanced talks to buy Reynolds American's Sante Fe Natural Tobacco unit for $5 bn
29 Sep 2015
Govt may consider lowering stake in PSU banks to 52%: Jaitley
28 Sep 2015
The government may consider reducing its stake in state-run banks to 52 per cent and give more operational freedom to public sector banks
UBM in talks to sell PR Newswire
26 Sep 2015
BBA Aviation Plc to buy US rival Landmark Aviation for $2.065 bn
24 Sep 2015
With the acquisition of Landmark, British executive jet service provider BBA Aviation, the biggest operator of business jet services facilities in the US, aims to become the world's biggest fixed-base operator as well
Dialog Semiconductor to buy US peer Atmel for $4.6 bn
21 Sep 2015
The Atmel acquisition will enabled london-based Dialog to emerge as a global leader in both power management and embedded processing
Hotel Leela Goa sold to UK's Bagris for Rs725 crore
21 Sep 2015
The sale of the Goa property is part of Hotel Leelaventure's strategy to pare debt of Rs5,000 crore
Housing.com acqui-hires Plat, BigBHK
21 Sep 2015
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