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Sun Pharma buyout of Ranbaxy gets conditional US nod
31 Jan 2015
Fearing that the $4-billion deal would be anti-competitive, the FTC has stipulated that Sun sell its interest in a generic anti-bacterial medicine
Valeant Pharmaceuticals reaches deal to buy Dendreon’s prostate cancer drug Provenge and other assets
30 Jan 2015
SpiceJet board okays sale of Marans’stake to Ajay Singh
30 Jan 2015
SpiceJet plans to raise Rs1,500 crore by way of issuing securities and allotting non-convertible preference shares to the Marans, who will be exiting the management
Govt not to pursue Vodafone case; avoid appeals in tax cases
29 Jan 2015
The cabinet decided on Wednesday the government will not in future appeal cases that have been decided by appellate bodies in favour of the taxpayer
CommScope to acquire Tyco spinoff TE Connectivity’s network business for $3 bn
29 Jan 2015
The purchase includes TE’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses but excludes its submarine and data communication assets
Max India to be split into three separate units
28 Jan 2015
Aer Lingus mulls BA parent IAG’s sweetened offer
27 Jan 2015
Aer Lingus confirmed that it had received a revised offer and the airline’s board is considering the proposal
Canada’s RBC acquires City National for $5.4 bn
23 Jan 2015
Canada's’s biggest commercial bank, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is acquiring US-based City National Corp, a premium commercial lender serving Hollywood clients in a bid to expand its wealth management business in the US
EBay Inc plans to split into three companies
22 Jan 2015
Suzlon in €1-bn pact with Centerbridge to sell subsidiary Senvion SE
22 Jan 2015
Suzlon Group has entered into an agreement with Centerbridge Partners to sell its whole-owned turbine manufacturing arm Senvion SE, formerly REpower Systems, for about €1 billion
Govt to sell 10% stake in NMDC
21 Jan 2015
Essar exits telecom business monetising $6 billion
17 Jan 2015
Cayman Islands-based Essar Global Fund Ltd is a global investor controlling a number of world-class assets in core sectors of energy, infrastructure, shipping and BPO
Marans exit SpiceJet, transfer ownership to Ajay Singh
15 Jan 2015
Like Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet too was on the brink of collapse, till help came from Ajay Singh, who helped set up the low-cost carrier in 2005
Ajay Singh, JPMorgan begin talks with SEBI on SpiceJet future
14 Jan 2015
Potential investors including co-founder Ajay Singh and US-based JPMorgan have begun discussions with the Securities and Exchange Board of India over their investment plan for the cash-strapped airline
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