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Kraft coins name for snacks company - Mondelez International
22 Mar 2012
Kraft Foods, owner of UK chocolate maker Cadbury, yesterday announced that its post-spinoff global snacks company would be named Mondelez International
Vedanta offers Rs17,000 crore for govt stake in 2 units
22 Mar 2012
Sterlite, the nation’s biggest copper producer, owns 64.9 per cent of Hindustan Zinc and a 51-per cent in Bharat Aluminium
Tech Mahindra - Mahindra Satyam merger: marriage made in heaven, honeymoon to start
By By Jagannadham Thunuguntla | 21 Mar 2012
Roche asks Illumina investors to accept its $5.7-bn bid
21 Mar 2012
Swiss drugmaker Roche told Illumina shareholders that its offer price is fair and provides value certainty and liquidity amid increasing headwinds in the gene-sequencing sector
Tech Mahindra, Mahindra Satyam to merge at a swap ratio of 2:17
21 Mar 2012
Shareholders of Mahindra Satyam, the erstwhile Satyam Computers, will get 2 shares of face value Rs10 each for every 17 Mahindra Satyam shares.
Online retailer Amazon.com to acquire Kiva Systems for $775 mn
21 Mar 2012
In a bid to boost its order handling capacity, Amazom, the world's largest online retailer is acquiring Kiva, a maker of third-generation robotic material handling devices
SC rejects government’s review petition in Vodafone tax case
20 Mar 2012
A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justice K S Radhakrishnan dismissed the government’s review petition in the Vodafone tax case in an in-chamber proceeding
Barclays in court battle over London hotels
20 Mar 2012
UPS to acquire European rival TNT Express for $6.85 billion
19 Mar 2012
TNT holds a 9.6-per cent market share in Europe, while UPS holds 7.7 per cent, bringing the combined stake to 17.3 per cent and on par with rival DHL's 17.6 per cent
Vista Equity Partners to acquire Misys for £1.27 bn
19 Mar 2012
British banking software services firm Misys today agreed to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for £1.27 billion ($2 billion), after its Swiss rival Temenos backed out from merger talks
Bell Canada to acquire Astral Media for $3.4 billion
17 Mar 2012
Bell Canada yesterday struck a deal to buy Astral Media, the owner of cable television channels including HBO Canada, for $3.4 billion to expand into the Canadian media market
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