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Japan's Inpex to acquire 26 % in ONGC’s KG basin deep sea block
05 Nov 2012
ONGC continues to be the operator of the block with a 34-per cent participating interest
Hindujas set to acquire US chemicals firm Houghton for $1.1 billion
03 Nov 2012
Houghton International is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic fuels, rust preventatives and lubricants for the automotive and steel sectors
China clears Nestle’s $11.85-bn deal for Pfizer's baby food business
03 Nov 2012
Pfizer's nutrition business is the world's fifth-largest in the infant milk formula market behind Nestle, Mead Johnson, Danone and Abbott Laboratories
Israeli govt rejects Potash Corp’s $15-bn bid for Israel Chemicals
03 Nov 2012
Israeli government, which does not physically hold any shares in ICL, can overrule other shareholders’ decisions since it has given ICL exclusive rights to mine in the Dead Sea and the Negev Desert
Codelco to sell part stake in Anglo American Sur JV to Mitsui for $998 mn
02 Nov 2012
Codelco had earlier taken Anglo American to court after it sold a 24.5-per cent stake in its Sur copper mining complex in southern Chile to Japanese trading house Mitsubishi, for $5.39 billion
US supply chain software firm RedPrairie to acquire JDASoftware for $1.9 billion
01 Nov 2012
US supply chain software firm RedPrairie Corp today said it is acquiring enterprise technology maker JDASoftware Group Inc for about $1.9 billion in cash
Sinopec eyes French oil major Maurel & Prom
01 Nov 2012
Wipro approves demerger of non-IT businesses into Wipro Enterprises
01 Nov 2012
In a bid to strengthen its focus on IT Wipro, the country’s third-largest software services provider, will demerge all its non-IT businesses into a new unlisted firm, Wipro Enterprises Ltd
Potash Corp in talks to buy Israel Chemical
01 Nov 2012
Noble, Posco drop $1.24 billion bid for Australia’s Arrium
31 Oct 2012
Arrium had, on 1 October, rejected the consortium's offer of A$75 cents a share that valued the Sydney-based company at $1-billion
Walt Disney to buy George Lucas's Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
31 Oct 2012
Lucasfilm, fully owned by George Lucas, will become part of The Walt Disney Co’s global portfolio of brands that include Disney, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel and ABC.
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