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AkzoNobel to take 100 % control of Metlac Group
10 Jan 2012
Bristol-Myers to acquire hepatitis C oral drug developer Inhibitex for $2.5 bn
09 Jan 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb over the weekend said that it will buy Inhibitex Inc, for about $2.5 billion in cash in order to expand its broad hepatitis C portfolio
Sinochem to buy 10% in five Brazilian offshore blocks from Perenco
07 Jan 2012
Sinochem had, last year, acquired a 40 per cent stake in the Peregrino oilfield off the Brazilian coast, from Norway-based Statoil, for $3 billion
Praj acquires majority stake in Neela Systems
06 Jan 2012
China’s Sinopec invests $2.2 bn in US shale deal
04 Jan 2012
3M to acquire Avery Dennison's office, consumer business
04 Jan 2012
Avery Dennison's office and consumer products business is one of the world’s leading suppliers of office and education products
Mahindra eyes bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab: report
31 Dec 2011
Saab filed for bankruptcy after hopes of a life-saving funding from Chinese investors collapsed due to opposition from General Motors, which holds a veto on any sale
Spain’s Repsol to acquire Russian oil and gas explorer Eurotek for $230 mn
30 Dec 2011
Repsol holds 49 per cent in the $840 million joint venture, while Russian-Kazakh peer Alliance Oil holds the remaining 51 per cent
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