M&A

Toshiba to acquire 60% stake in UK nuclear venture NuGeneration

15 Jan 2014

With Toshiba in command, NuGeneration Ltd will move ahead with plans to build three nuclear reactors 400 km north-west of London

Shell to sell some North Sea oilfields to raise under divestment programme

15 Jan 2014

Despite its divestments Shell still expects to hit its target of $130 billion in capital expenditure between 2012 and 2015

RIL looking to buy Petronas stake in Venezuelan oil project

15 Jan 2014

Reliance Industries Ltd is looking at buying Petronas' 11-per cent stake in Venezuela's $20 billion Carabobo-1 project, one of oil-rich Venezuela's biggest petroleum project

Google to acquire Nest Labs, maker of smart devices

15 Jan 2014

Google is acquiring Nest Labs, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion, in a bid to enter the home automation segment

Japan's Suntory acquires US spirits maker Beam in $16-bn deal

14 Jan 2014

The deal creates the world's third-biggest premium spirits player with a portfolio of leading brands across key spirits categories, enhanced global reach and expertise in the fast-growing whisky category

SportsDirect acquires 4.6 per cent stake in retailer Debenhams

14 Jan 2014

Charter Communications offers $61 bn to buy Time Warner Cable

14 Jan 2014

Charter’s bid of $132.50 a share for the much larger Time Warner Cable represents one of the biggest takeover offers on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis

India looks for fresh oil sources overseas

14 Jan 2014

NBC Universal News Group acquires minority stake in NowThis News

13 Jan 2014

Sanofi unit Genzyme in alliance with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop RNAi therapeutics

13 Jan 2014

Multiplex chain Cineworld to buy Cinema City for £500 million

11 Jan 2014

United Spirits seeks buyer for UK scotch arm Whyte & Mackay

10 Jan 2014

Novartis arm faces criminal case in Japan over exaggerated advertising

09 Jan 2014

Under Japanese law, anyone found guilty of exaggerated advertising can be punished with up to two years in prison or a fine of as much as ¥2 million

Future Retail not tying up with foreign supermarkets: Kishore Biyani

09 Jan 2014

Future Group managing director Kishore Biyani has scotched rumours that Future Retail Ltd, India’s largest retail company, is looking for a possible tie-up with a large foreign supermarket chain