M&A

Verizon close to selling $15-bn of assets to pay debt: report

03 Feb 2015

The company’s debt burden had increased substantially following its $130-billion buyout of Vodafone Group Plc’s 45-per cent stake in their US joint venture

Mylan to buy Famy women’s healthcare business

03 Feb 2015

Qatar Airways takes 9.99 per cent stake in IAG

31 Jan 2015

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

Expanding Zomato acquires Turkey’s Mekanist in all-cash deal

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

SpiceJet to get fund infusion by mid-Feb, Singh assures lessors

27 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

Microsoft acquires Revolution Analytics to add to big-data portfolio

24 Jan 2015

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to pick up 2.77% stake in Reliance Capital

23 Jan 2015

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

Emami buys controlling stake in Australian firm Fravin

23 Jan 2015

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