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Burger King to buy Canadian fast-food chain Tim Hortons for $11.5 bn
26 Aug 2014
The combination of Burger King and Tim Hortons will create the world's third-largest fast-food restaurant group
Amazon grabs video game site Twitch for $1 bn under Google's nose
26 Aug 2014
The deal ends talks between Google and Twitch, reported to be hovering around $1 billion
Roche to buy InterMune for $8.3 bn
25 Aug 2014
The purchase of InterMune, a developer of a drug for pulmonary fibrosis, would add $1 billion in global sales for Roche by 2019
Hero Cycles to buy 60% stake in Mifa
25 Aug 2014
The world’s largest bicycle-maker,Hero Cycles, seeks to acquire new electric cycle technology through the acquisition
Google confirms acquisition of Gecko Design
23 Aug 2014
US power producer Dynegy to acquire 19 new plants for $6.25 bn
23 Aug 2014
Three years after it filed for bankruptcy protection, US power producer is now spending over $6 billion on doubling capacity
PayPal spinoff reports boost eBay stock
22 Aug 2014
United Bank seeks to block Mallya-Poddar bid to hike MCF stake
22 Aug 2014
If Sebi rescinds permission for the joint open offer on the basis of UBI’s complaint, it would result in a further setback for Mallya, whose UB Group has already been displaced as the largest shareholder in United Spirits and United Brewerie
VMware acquires startup CloudVolumes
21 Aug 2014
UK construction major Balfour Beatty rejects third takeover bid by rival Carillion
20 Aug 2014
The UK's biggest infrastructure engineering firm Balfour Beatty says it is unconvinced that a merger with Carillion would deliver the costs savings suggested by it
BHP to spin off $14 bn of assets; to form new company
20 Aug 2014
The divestiture will comprise BHP’s less profitable aluminium, manganese, nickel silver and some coal operations
Dollar General bids $8.95 bn for Family Dollar Stores
19 Aug 2014
Family Dollar closing down stores and cutting prices to stay afloat
Sultan of Brunei bids for Sahara's New York and London hotels: report
18 Aug 2014
An investment firm affiliated with Hassanal Bolkiah, the wealthy Sultan of Brunei, has offered $2 billion for three hotels owned by the Sahara Group
Coca-Cola to pay $2.15 bn for 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage
16 Aug 2014
Coca-Cola will swap its energy drinks portfolio to Monster, which would become its exclusive energy drinks unit, for its non-energy brands
Intel to buy Avago Technologies’ networking business for $650 million
14 Aug 2014
Intel, which is a supplier of the majority of chips in servers and PCs, is now eyeing other growth markets like mobile devices and networking
Adani buys Lanco’s Udupi power plant in Rs6,000-crore deal
14 Aug 2014
The acquisition is the largest ever in the country’s thermal power segment
Yahoo buys recommendation platform Zofari
13 Aug 2014
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