M&A

Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to buy Ipreo Holdings from KKR

15 Apr 2014

Diageo seeks to buy additional 26% of United Spirits for Rs11,451.3 crore

15 Apr 2014

Diageo Plc, the world's largest maker of alcoholic drinks, was force to abandon its earlier tender offer after USL shareholders refused to sell their shares saying the valuation was low

Onex and Cineplex emerge lead contenders to buy restaurant chain Dave & Buster's

15 Apr 2014

Zebra Technologies said to buy Motorola Solutions' enterprise business for $3.5 bn

15 Apr 2014

Akorn's $640-mn merger with Hi-Tech Pharmacal gets conditional approval

15 Apr 2014

Google acquires solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace

15 Apr 2014

Google yesterday acquired solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace as part of its plans to beam internet from space to two-thirds of the global population that currently has no web access

Financial-services giant TIAA-CREF to buy fund house Nuveen for $6.25 bn

14 Apr 2014

Nuveen markets a wide range of specialised investment offerings providing investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates

LIC cuts stake in Infosys to 3.25%

14 Apr 2014

Relativity Media tables $500 mn stock offer for Maker Studios

14 Apr 2014

Micromax may buy stake in debt-ridden S Korean cellphone maker Pantech

14 Apr 2014

Glencore Xstrata sells Las Bambas copper project to Chinese consortium for $5.85 bn

14 Apr 2014

Glencore was forced to sell the Las Bambas project, Xstrata's largest greenfield copper project in Peru, to the Chinese group as part of a deal with China’s regulators in exchange for their approval for its $76-billion merger with mining giant Xstrata

German scents, flavours maker Symrise to buy Diana Group for $1.8 bn

14 Apr 2014

Symrise is the world’s biggest supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional ingredients

Newcastle United owner buys 11% in the British retail chain House of Frazer

12 Apr 2014

Essar Energy minority shareholders hire law firm to block full takeover

12 Apr 2014

Sun Pharma to make mandatory open offer to buy 28.1% of Zenotech

12 Apr 2014

Morgan Stanley Private Equity in talks to sell Learning Care to American Securities

12 Apr 2014

GS Capital in talks to sell Michael Foods for around $2.5 bn

12 Apr 2014

GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks to sell US food processor and distributor Michael Foods Group in a deal worth around $2.5 billion

Suzlon to sell Big Sky Wind Farm to EverPower Wind Holdings

12 Apr 2014

Within a week of acquiring the financially distressed Big Sky Wind Farm in the US, Pune-based Suzlon, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, is selling it to EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc, for an undisclosed sum

Alibaba to buy Chinese digital mapping firm AutoNavi in $1.5 bn deal

12 Apr 2014

Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, yesterday struck a deal to buy AutoNavi Holdings Ltd,the most popular mapping app in China that provides over 20 million geographical points of interest across China

CVC Capital to buy world’s biggest olive-oil bottler Deoleo SA for $603 mn

11 Apr 2014

Goldcorp sweetens bid for Osisko Mining to $3.3-bn

11 Apr 2014

Koch, Goldman Sachs to buy Flint Group for over $3 bn

11 Apr 2014

Flint is one of the world’s leading suppliers of inks and other print consumables like flexographic printing plates, blankets, image transfer products and chemicals for press rooms, to the packaging and the print media industries