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Rupert Murdoch exits China with sale of Star China TV stake
03 Jan 2014
Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Group is retreating from China, selling its 47-per cent stake in Chinese television company Star China TV
Shell may sell remaining stake in Woodside for $7.4 bn: report
03 Jan 2014
Potential buyers of the stake could include the sovereign wealth funds of the Middle East
Fiat acquires remaining stake in Chrysler in $4.35 bn deal
02 Jan 2014
Sales of Fiat-Chrysler brands such as Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth, Jeep, Dodge and Ram are now booming and it was Chrysler`s profits that have been keeping Fiat in good health amidst a deep downturn in Europe
ONGC, Shell acquire Petrobras' stake in Brazilian offshore oil block for $1.64 bn
31 Dec 2013
OVL, the overseas arm of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Royal Dutch Shell yesterday acquired the remaining 35 per cent of a Brazilian offshore oil block, not already owned by them, for $1.64 billion, from Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
Blackstone to pump $200 mn into Crocs
30 Dec 2013
Cooper Tire terminates merger agreement with Apollo Tyres
30 Dec 2013
US tyre maker Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced the termination of its $2.5-billion merger agreement with India’s Apollo Tyres
FIPB clears Tesco’s $110-mn investment in multi-brand retail JV with Tatas
30 Dec 2013
Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, has tied up with Tata Group company Trent Hypermarkets Ltd to become the first multi-brand retail chain to enter India
Carlsberg to buy eight breweries from China’s Chongqing Beer
30 Dec 2013
Asia has become the main battleground for the world's largest brewers, which need the growing middle classes in emerging markets to compensate for sluggish sales in Europe and the US
Textron to acquire Beechcraft for $1.4 bn
28 Dec 2013
India’s Mahindra & Mahindra and Brazil’s Embraer had also shown interest in Beechcraft, after the deal to sell the company to China’s Superior Aviation Beijing Ltd for $1.79 billion collapsed
Telenor’s hike in Telewings stake to 74% is finalised
27 Dec 2013
Norway-based telecom services company Telenor today announced that it has raised its stake in its Indian arm Telewings Communications to 74 per cent with an investment of about Rs1,000 crore
Seagate to acquire Xyratex
26 Dec 2013
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