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GAIL mulling purchase of Reliance gas pipeline
27 Oct 2012
Tata Group renews bid to acquire Orient-Express hotels
27 Oct 2012
If the Tata Group's bid suceeds, Orient-Express will remain a separate and independent company with standalone management and board of directors, as with the group's past acquisitions such as Jaguar-Land Rover and Corus
CESC to acquire control of BPO firm Firstsource
25 Oct 2012
Asos dismisses speculation over bid by Amazon
25 Oct 2012
Loop Mobile denies report of being up for sale
25 Oct 2012
Archer Daniels launches $2.77-bn bid for rival Graincorp
22 Oct 2012
US agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland has launched a $2.77 billion cash bid for Australian rival Graincorp, as part of its plan to expand outside the US
Dr Reddy's Laboratories to acquire Dutch specialty pharmaceutical firm OctoPlus for €27.4 mn
22 Oct 2012
JSPL close to acquiring West African iron ore mine for around $2 bn
22 Oct 2012
After terminating a $2.1-billion iron ore development deal in Bolivia this year, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), controlled by billionaire politician Naveen Jindal, is close to acquiring an iron ore mine in West Africa for $2 billion.
ArcelorMittal bids for ThyssenKrupp’s Americas steel business
22 Oct 2012
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, is among eight bidders in the race for ThyssenKrupp’s unprofitable US and Brazilian plants
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