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Intel Corp, Altera Corp resume buyout talks
19 May 2015
BHP spin-off South32 makes modest debut in ASX
19 May 2015
FBI looking into suspicious bid for Avon
18 May 2015
S.Africa’s Brait to acquire British fashion retailer New Look for $1.2 bn
16 May 2015
New Look, founded in 1969 by India-born entrepreneur Tom Singh, OBE, has grown from a single store to a l,800-store chain across the globe in 21 countries
Nokia Chennai Plant crosses 2-mn units milestone
15 May 2015
After nearly seven years of operation, Nokia Networks' Chennai plant has manufactured over two million components for telecommunications networks of which about a quarter have been used for 4G technology
Verizon to acquire AOL in $4.4-bn deal
13 May 2015
Verizon’s acquisition is in pursuance of its LTE wireless video and over-the-top video strategy
Exor ups the ante for PartnerRe to $6.8 bn
13 May 2015
DTZ to acquire Cushman & Wakefield for $2.04 bn
12 May 2015
Syngenta rejects $45 billion Monsanto takeover offer
09 May 2015
The offer comes less than a month after EU took a landmark decision to allow its 28 member states the freedom to decide whether to allow the planting of genetically modified crops
Wal-Mart to buy some Target Canada stores
08 May 2015
Hutchinson Whampoa raises £3.1 bn to fund O2 takeover
08 May 2015
The company agreed to the acquisition of O2 from its Spanish owner Telefoìnica for £9.25 billion in March
Blackstone and KKR to be early bidders for GE Capital Sponsor Finance: Report
08 May 2015
GE's commercial lending segment has assets worth $74 billion and currently has 260,000 customers
Tesla acquires Riviera Tool
07 May 2015
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