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DBS expands nearly 20-fold in India with Lakshmi Vilas Bank in its fold
01 Dec 2020
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest lender, which had until recently just over 30 branches in India, has now added more than 550 branches and 900-plus ATMs
Snam buys 33% of De Nora to boost position in hydrogen technologies
24 Nov 2020
Snam is one of the world's leading energy infrastructure operators and one of the largest Italian listed companies in terms of market capitalisation while De Nora is a leading manufacturer of electrodes that can be used in the production of so-called green hydrogen production
CCI approves Future-Reliance deal
24 Nov 2020
The CCI approval for the Future Group-Reliance Group deal comes as a huge setback for US e-commerce giant Amazon, which is seeking to enforce an arbitration award from a Singapore court restraining the parties from implementing the deal
Tata Steel looks to split European business as SSAB initiates talks to acquire Dutch assets
20 Nov 2020
Amazon gets Singapore arbitrator to stall Future-Reliance deal
26 Oct 2020
Reliance Industries said RRVL has entered into the transaction for acquisition of assets and business of Future Retail Limited under proper legal advice and that the rights and obligations are fully enforceable under Indian Law
Flipkart acquires 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion for Rs1,500 cr
26 Oct 2020
With a network of 3,004 stores, presence across approximately 23,700 multi-brand outlets with 6,700+ point of sales in department stores across India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited is India’s largest pure-play fashion and lifestyle company
JNTT to take its mobile carrier Docomo private in a $40 bn buyout
30 Sep 2020
NTT is offering JPY 3,900 (or about $36.93) per share (ADS) of Docomo’s common stock, a premium of 40.5 per cent to its closing price on Monday
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