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ConocoPhillips mulls selling some Norwegian North Sea assets worth $1 bn
22 Apr 2015
ConocoPhillips has been planning to sell some of its non-core oil and gas producing acreage in the US worth between $1 billion and $2.5 billion
Daiichi Sankyo sells entire 9% stake in Sun Pharma for Rs20,420 cr
21 Apr 2015
Daiichi Sankyo said it would make an announcement concerning gains or losses on the sale of Sun Pharma shares when results of operations for the fiscal year ending in March 2015 are announced
Liberty Global to acquire Belgian mobile network operator Base for $1.43 bn
21 Apr 2015
Telenet, which is 56-per cent owned by Liberty Global, intends to fund the deal through a combination of €1 billion of new debt facilities and existing liquidity
Mahindra & Mahindra to table buyout offer for Italian car designer Pininfarina
21 Apr 2015
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to table a formal buyout offer for Italian car designer Pininfarina before the company's shareholders meeting on 29 April
US IT defence contractor explores sale
18 Apr 2015
Raytheon to buy network security company Websense in $1.9-bn deal
18 Apr 2015
The deal comes amid strong demand for cybersecurity technology following a spate of high-profile breaches in companies, defence and government establishments
Major buyout firms eyeing TV3 Ireland: reports
17 Apr 2015
Nokia to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in $16.6-bn stock deal
15 Apr 2015
The merged entity would overtake industry giants Ericsson AB and Huawei Technologies in wireless-infrastructure revenue, enabling Nokia to emerge as the world's largest wireless infrastructure provider
Avon explores sale of North America business
15 Apr 2015
Avon Products Inc is exploring options, including potentially selling itself entirely or its struggling North American business, as the 129-year-old beauty products company's fortunes have sharply diminished in recent years
Nokia close to buying Alcatel's mobile networks unit
14 Apr 2015
After selling its handsets business to Microsoft in 2013, Finnish telecom firm Nokia Oyj is in advanced talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent's mobile networks unit in order to better compete with Erricson AB, Bloomberg yesterday reported, citing people familiar with the matter
Heineken to buy Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Laško
14 Apr 2015
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