M&A
Japan's Mitsubishi UFG to buy majority stake in Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya for $5.60 bn
02 Jul 2013
MUFG, Japan's biggest bank, plans to acquire the stake through a tender offer to Bank of Ayudhya shareholders that include GE, which holds a 25-per cent stake
PE firm Kohlberg to buy Steinway Musical
02 Jul 2013
Penguin, Random House merger creates world's biggest book publisher
02 Jul 2013
The merger has created Penguin Random House, which will control more than quarter of the global book business and annual revenues of around $3.9 billion
Kazakh govt helps CNPC oust ONGC from ConocoPhillips stake deal
By By Ravi Kunder | 02 Jul 2013
The Kazakhstan government has squashed ONGC's bid to acquire ConocoPhillips' stake in in the giant Kashagan oilfield, which it will now buy and sell to China's CNPC. By Ravi Kunder
CPP group founder gives up takeover bid
29 Jun 2013
CPP group founder gives up takeover bid
29 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co receives six bids for The Boston Globe: report
28 Jun 2013
The New York Times Co has received six bids for The Boston Globe, after the auction of the daily newspaper closed yesterday
Rio Tinto may sell Mozambique coal unit
27 Jun 2013
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