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Petronas to buy OGX's Brazilian offshore field stake for $850 mn
08 May 2013
Malaysian oil giant Petronas will acquire 40 per cent of OGX’s interest in two oil blocks in Brazil from OGX, Brazil's second-biggest oil company
Dell to buy cloud software firm Enstratius
07 May 2013
Consortium led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate to acquire BMC Software for $6.9 bn
07 May 2013
The consortium is said to have topped an offer from a rival consortium comprising KKR & Co, TPG Capital and Thomas Bravo
Bharti Airtel to sell 5% stake to Qatar Foundation for $1.26 bn
03 May 2013
The investment comes after Bharti Airtel recently raised $1.5 billion through overseas bonds in order to service its massive $11.7 billion debt
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to acquire rest of IMC for $2.05 bn
02 May 2013
Berkshire Hathaway, which already holds 80 per cent in IMC, has offered to buy the remaining 20 per cent from the founders in an all-cash deal
Etihad to appoint three directors on Jet airways
30 Apr 2013
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