M&A
Siemens, Mitsubishi in metals alliance
07 May 2014
The JV with approximately 9,000 employees, will focus fully on iron, steel and aluminum industries
Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Retail in "merger of equals" talks
07 May 2014
British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and specialist electrical products retailer Dixons Retail are close to announcing a merger of equals, creating an entity valued at around £3.7 billion
Rolls-Royce to sell energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for $1.33 bn
07 May 2014
The business being sold supplies aero-derivative gas turbines, compressor systems and related services to customers in the oil and gas and power generation sectors
Concept PR acquires I:Connect Enterprises
07 May 2014
Sterigenics raises bid for Canadian isotope supplier Nordion to $758 mn
06 May 2014
Nordion is one of the world's leading producers of molybdenum-99, an isotope used in medical imaging and a leading provider of sterilisation technologies and medical isotopes used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases
GE offers to buy shares in two of Alstom's Indian subsidiaries for Rs2,336 crore
05 May 2014
GE, which aims to generate 70 per cent of its earnings from industrial businesses, will proceed with the tender offers only if its bid for Alstom's energy arm is successful
Godrej & Boyce acquires Somany’s PU foam unit
05 May 2014
Godrej & Boyce has completed the acquisition of the polyurethane foam business of Somany Foam Ltd, a container glass manufacturing company
Facebook acquires Finnish fitness app Moves
03 May 2014
News Corp acquires world's largest romance-books publisher Harlequin
03 May 2014
According to News Corporation, Harlequin’s international presence (its books are published in over 30 different languages) made the company especially attractive
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer’s revised $106 billion offer
02 May 2014
Today’s 50 pounds ($84.47) a share indicative offer followed AstraZeneca's decision to reject an earlier proposal that valued it at 46.61 pounds per share
AstraZeneca to consider Pfizer’s $106-bn bid
02 May 2014
The announcement comes just days after AstraZeneca Plc denied plans to discuss any partnership proposals with Pfizer
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