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Schneider Electric in talks to buy UK’s Invensys for around $5 bn
12 Jul 2013
French energy management company Schneider Electric yesterday said it was in early talks to buy Invensys Plc in a deal that values the British engineering and software group at about £3.3 billion $5 billion
Carl Icahn urges Dell shareholders to get shares appraised in Delaware Court
11 Jul 2013
Activist investor Carl Icahn makes a last-ditch attempt to prevent Dell founder Michael Dell from succeeding in a management buyout of the PC firm he founded in 1984
Indian Oil in talks to buy Petronas Canadian shale gas assets
10 Jul 2013
Petronas, one of the world's largest producers and shippers of supercooled LNG fuel,is raising finances to fund its proposed $20-billion Pacific Northwest LNG project
US grocery store chain Kroger to buy Harris Teeter for $2.5 bn
09 Jul 2013
Kroger, which operates 2,419 stores in 31 states, will finance acquisition of 212 Harris Teeter supermarkets, located primarily in high-growth markets, vacation destinations and university communities
Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint deal
09 Jul 2013
Sprint, which is being acquired by Japan's Softbank, has completed its acquisition of the country's third-largest telecommunications company, Clearwire Corp.
Hulu receives three bids of over $1 bn: report
09 Jul 2013
Los Angeles-based Hulu is best known for free online access to popular TV shows, though it also offers paid subscription for TV shows from its partners like Viacom
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