M&A
Bouygues rebuffs Altice’s $11.3-bn takeover bid
24 Jun 2015
By combining the country’s second-biggest mobile operator Numericable-SFR and the third-biggest Bouygues Telecom, Altice was planning to derail Orange’s position as France’s biggest mobile operator, with a customer base of over 33 million
3M to acquire Capital Safety for $2.5 bn
24 Jun 2015
US diversified products giant 3M Co is buying Capital Safety, a global leader in fall protection equipment, from private equity firm KKR & Co for approximately $2.5 million including assumption of $700 million debt
Altice to acquire Bouygues Telecom for $11.3 bn
23 Jun 2015
Aiming to oust Orange as France’s biggest mobile operator, European telecom major Altice SA has made an offer to buy French rival Bouygues Telecom for approximately €10 billion
Cigna rejects Anthem’s $47-bn bid over price, antitrust concerns
22 Jun 2015
Anthem, the largest managed healthcare company, had, on Saturday, offered to buy the smaller health insurer in what would be the biggest takeover ever in a US health insurance sector
Micromax makes undisclosed investment in ixigo
22 Jun 2015
Canada’s Borealis may bid $8 bn for British utility Severn Trent: report
22 Jun 2015
Toronto-headquartered Borealis, a $70-billion global infrastructure investor is planning to table a £5-billion ($8 billion) bid to acquire British water utility Severn Trent
Fidelity offers to buyout Colt for £569 mn
20 Jun 2015
Botox-maker Allergan Plc to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals for $2.1 bn
18 Jun 2015
Botox-maker Allergan Plc yesterday struck a deal to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc in a $2.1-billion cash-and-stock deal, in a bid to expand its portfolio of cosmetic treatments
Comcast Corp eyes deal with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile US unit
17 Jun 2015
Comcast is looking at a mega acquisition after recently backing out of a $45.2-billion merger deal with Time Warner Cable over fears of a possible veto from federal competition regulators
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