M&A
Tata Communications to sell SA arm Neotel to Vodacom for $676 mn
19 May 2014
Neotel, South Africa’s second-biggest fixed-line phone operator, is 68.5 per cent owned by Tata Comm
Tata Communications to sell SA arm Neotel to Vodacom for $676 mn
19 May 2014
Neotel, South Africa’s second-biggest fixed-line phone operator, is 68.5 per cent owned by Tata Comm
Tata Communications to sell SA arm Neotel to Vodacom for $676 mn
19 May 2014
Neotel, South Africa’s second-biggest fixed-line phone operator, is 68.5 per cent owned by Tata Comm
AT&T to buy US satellite-television provider DirecTV for $48.5 bn
19 May 2014
A successful deal would combine AT&T, the second-largest wireless carrier and the largest satellite television company in the US, exceeding the deal size of Comcast's $45-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable
MasterCard acquires Opus subsidiary ElectraCard
19 May 2014
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer’s third takeover offer
19 May 2014
AstraZeneca said that Pfizer’s tax-driven inversion structure, which is a key part of its proposal, has already been the subject of intense public and governmental scrutiny
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer’s third takeover offer
19 May 2014
AstraZeneca said that Pfizer’s tax-driven inversion structure, which is a key part of its proposal, has already been the subject of intense public and governmental scrutiny
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer’s third takeover offer
19 May 2014
AstraZeneca said that Pfizer’s tax-driven inversion structure, which is a key part of its proposal, has already been the subject of intense public and governmental scrutiny
Abbott to acquire Chile's CFR Pharmaceuticals in a $2.9 bn deal
17 May 2014
This is Abbott’s first multi-billion dollar deal after it spun off some of its research-based pharmaceuticals business last year
Adani Ports acquires Dhamra Port
16 May 2014
AT&T in advanced talks to buy DirecTV in over $50-bn deal
13 May 2014
The two companies are in talks on a transaction, which would involve a mix of cash and AT&T stock totaling to $92 to $94 a share
AstraZeneca snubs Pfizer’s “opportunistic” bid
13 May 2014
AstraZeneca snubs Pfizer’s “opportunistic” bid
13 May 2014
VW to take full control of truck maker Scania
13 May 2014
Volkswagen today said that it would take full control of Swedish truck maker Scania after minority shareholders accepted its 200 Swedish crowns ($30.48) per share offer
US payment processor Vantiv to buy Mercury Payment Systems for $1.65 bn
13 May 2014
Vantiv Inc yesterday struck a deal to buy its smaller rival Mercury Payment Systems from private equity firm Silver Lake Group for about $1.65 billion
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