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Big Fish Games being acquired by
13 Nov 2014
Hasbro in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG
13 Nov 2014
PE firms bid for Philips lighting business
13 Nov 2014
Philips had announced last month that it plans to split the company into two, separating its healthcare-lifestyle and lighting businesses
Actavis in talks to buy US Botox maker Allergan for around $60 billion: report
13 Nov 2014
Last week Allergan had said it was in talks with a suitor, without identifying ithe bidder, which was widely speculated as being Actavis
Yahoo! to acquire video ad company BrightRoll for $640 mn
12 Nov 2014
This is Yahoo’s second-biggest acquisition after it paid $1.1 billion in 2013 for New York-based social blogging site Tumblr
Mondelez International to buy 80% in Vietnam’s Kinh Do Corp's snack business for $370 mn
11 Nov 2014
Ex Xstrata chief Mick Davis keen to bid for Anglo American’s Chilean copper mines
10 Nov 2014
Mick Davis, who transformed Xstrata into a mining giant through aggressive acquisitions, launched mining company X2 earlier this year after he left Xstrata following its acquisition by Glencore last year
AT&T to buy Mexico's third-largest wireless operator Iusacell for $2.5 bn
08 Nov 2014
The acquisition comes a few months after AT&T was forced to sell its 10-per cent stake in America Movil to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu for $5.6 billion in order to avoid anti-trust issues over its $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV
Canary Wharf majority owner Songbird rejects QIA - Brookfield’s £2.18 bn bid
07 Nov 2014
Songbird Estates Plc, majority owner of London’s prestigious Canary Wharf estate, today rejected a proposed takeover bid by Qatar Investment Authority and Brookfield Property Partners for undervaluing the company
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