M&A
Avago Technologies to acquire Broadcom Corp for $37 bn
29 May 2015
The combined company would be the third-largest US semiconductor maker by revenue, behind Intel and Qualcomm
Carlos Slim reopens talks with Videocon for stake
28 May 2015
Carlos Slim, the world's richest man after Bill Gates and owner of America Movil, is in discussions with the Videocon group for a stake as he eyes India’s expanding telecom business
Hormel Foods to acquire Applegate Farms
27 May 2015
Australia’s AGL Energy plans $780-mn asset sale
27 May 2015
EMC buys cloud services provider Virtustream for $1.2 bn
27 May 2015
With falling sales in its main data storage products business, EMC has been looking to expand its cloud services business
Charter to acquire Time Warner Cable for $56 bn
26 May 2015
The combination of Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House will create a leading broadband services and technology company serving 23.9 million customers in 41 states
MHI to split machine tools business in October
26 May 2015
Snapdeal acquires M-Commerce platform MartMobi
26 May 2015
Samsung to merge two major units in $8.1 bn deal
26 May 2015
Samsung Group today said that it would merge two major units in an $8.1-billion all-share deal, as part of its restructuring plan
HSBC confirms possible sale of Brazil unit
23 May 2015
Idea looks to sell tower business in Rs7,580-cr deal
22 May 2015
Idea Cellular, India's third-largest mobile service provider, owns and operates about 11,000 telecom towers in the country
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