M&A
Oracle to buy cloud-based social marketing platform Vitrue
24 May 2012
The move comes a day after archrival SAP AG agreed to acquire cloud-based business and commerce network company Ariba Inc for $4.3 billion
Thailand's PTTEP trumps Shell's offer for Cove Energy with $1.9 billion bid
23 May 2012
The offer comes a day after Cove management on Tuesday urged its shareholder investors to accept Shell's bid ahead of today's deadline
CVC sells $1.6-bn stake in Formula 1 ahead of IPO
23 May 2012
After the deal, CVC’s stake in Formula 1 will be reduced to approximately 40 per cent
SAP to acquire Ariba Inc for $4.3 bn
23 May 2012
The deal comes five months after SAP acquired US-based web-based software company SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion
Cable & Wireless Worldwide board accepts Vodafone’s $1.6 bn bid
22 May 2012
Vodafone offer represents an excellent opportunity for shareholders to realise an attractive valuation considering the potential risks of a transformation plan, said CEO Gavin Darby
Barclays to sell entire $6.1-bn stake in BlackRock
21 May 2012
With a 19.6-per cent stake in BlackRock Inc, Barclays is one of the largest shareholders in US asset manager
Yahoo to sell 20% in Alibaba for $7.1 bn
21 May 2012
Six years after Yahoo! Inc paid over $1 billion to emerge as Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba's biggest investor, it is selling half its stake for $7.1 billion
Google gets Chinese nod for $12.5-bn Motorola Mobility acquisition
21 May 2012
The Chinese regulator's approval comes with the crucial precondition that Google's Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers should remain open and free for a period of five years
Aditya Birla group to buy 27.5 per cent stake in India Today group
18 May 2012
The media sector is a sunrise sector from an investment point of view, said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group
Warren Buffet to buy 63 newspapers from Media General
18 May 2012
Although most analysts do not see long-term value of the print media, Buffett says newspapers will have a decent future if they continue delivering information that cannot be found elsewhere
ICAP in talks to buy Plus Markets Group
18 May 2012
Human Genome adopts poison pill to thwart $2.6-bn hostile GSK bid
18 May 2012
HGS, which is GSK's partner on two drug developments, had rejected the UK firm's takeover offer saying that it was an opportunistic move
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