M&A
DuPont Co to auction vehicle paint unit; expects $4 bn
11 Feb 2012
The sale would be the Wilmington, Delaware-based company's third largest asset disposal since 2001
Oracle to acquire cloud-based software firm Taleo for $1.9 billion
10 Feb 2012
In its second acquisition of cloud-computing firm in three months, Oracle Corp said yesterday it is taking over cloud-based human-resources software maker Taleo Corp
Batelco sells stake for Rs925 crore; is first telco to exit India
09 Feb 2012
Bahrain Telecommunications yesterday sold its entire 42.7-per cent stake in STel to its Indian partner for Rs925 crore, the same price it had paid in 2009 for acquiring the stake
Thomas Cook to sell stake in Indian unit
08 Feb 2012
Thomas Cook Group Plc today said that it has decided to sell its majority stake in Thomas Cook India Ltd, sending the Indian unit's shres soaring nearly20 per cent
Illumina rejects Roche's $5.7- bn hostile bid
08 Feb 2012
US-based gene sequencing leader Illumina has rejected Roche's $5.7-billion hostile takeover bid saying that the Swiss drug maker’s offer was inadequate and dramatically undervalued the company
Investors voice opposition to Glencore-Xstrata merger
08 Feb 2012
Two of Xstrata’s biggest shareholders have publicly voiced their concerns and said that they would vote against the "lop-sided" deal
Xstrata and Glencore agree on $90-billion all-share merger
07 Feb 2012
Diversified Swiss miner Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore today agreed on a $90-billion merger, the largest takeover in the industry that would create a mining and trading powerhouse with sales of $209 billion
MillerCoors acquires Crispin Cider Co
07 Feb 2012
Private equity firms buy Fannie Mae foreclosures
06 Feb 2012
NMDC looking at more overseas acquisitions
04 Feb 2012
SC ruling paves way for consolidation of telecom sector
04 Feb 2012
The Supreme Court verdict cancelling 122 telecom licences may help established companies like Vodafone and Bharti Airtel to pick up more radio spectrum
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