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Campbell Soup to buy Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 bn
09 Jul 2012
The acquisition of Bolthouse will provide Campbell with a wider base for expansion in the rapidly growing, $12-billion market for packaged fresh foods
Xstrata postpones vote on $90-bn Glencore merger
07 Jul 2012
Xstrata's second-largest shreholder is holding out for a better offer from Glencore
Volkswagen to own Porsche’s automobile business by 1 Aug
06 Jul 2012
According to the deal, Porsche will sell its holding business operations, including its 50.1-per cent investment in Porsche's operating business, to Volkswagen.
Gina Rinehart cuts stake in Fairfax Media
06 Jul 2012
Aditya Birla group acquires Terrace Bay Pulp Mill for around Rs2,000 crore
06 Jul 2012
The Terrace Bay Pulp Mill is considered an anchor mill due to its location and its significant consumption of residual chips produced by the regional sawmills
M&M in talks to acquire stake in Beechcraft: reports
05 Jul 2012
India’s biggest utility vehicles maker M&M is considering a bid for bankrupt aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, to boost its aerospace business
Serum Institute buys Netherlands's Bilthoven Biologicals for $40 million
04 Jul 2012
The first overseas acquisition by the Poonawalla Group, Bilthoven Biologicals provides Serum Institute access to technology for making injectable polio vaccine and expands its global market
Dabur exits UAE cosmetics distributor Weikfield
03 Jul 2012
Microsoft to take $6.2-bn charge on 2007 online ad firm acquisition
03 Jul 2012
Microsoft said the accounting adjustment stemmed mostly from the acquisition of internet advertising firm aQuantive for $6.3 billion in August 2007
Dell outbids Insight Venture Partners to acquire Quest Software for $2.4 bn
03 Jul 2012
The acquisition provides critical components to expand Dell’s software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection and workspace management
Yatra.com to acquire Travelguru.com
30 Jun 2012
Staples to buy out Future Group's stake in joint venture: report
30 Jun 2012
The deal, expected to be announced in mid-July, will take Staple’s stake in the joint venture to 89 per cent from the existing 50 per cent
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