M&A
MRF looking at acquisitions overseas
10 Oct 2011
European Commission approves Microsoft's $8.5-bn acquisition of Skype
10 Oct 2011
Rremoving the last hurdle for Microsoft's biggest-ever acquisition, the European Commission has approved Microsoft's $8.5-billion acquisition of Skype
Sinopec to buy Canadian oil, shale-gas explorer Daylight Energy for $2.1 bn
10 Oct 2011
In its largest acquisition till date, China Petrochemical Corp is acquiring Canadian oil and shale-gas explorer Daylight Energy Ltd for about $2.1 billion
Carlyle, Hellman & Friedman to buy drug research firm PPD for $3.9 bn
05 Oct 2011
PPD, which provides outsourced clinical research and laboratory services to drug companies, also invests in developing new products through its compound partnering programme.
IBM targets $94-bn security software market through Q1 Labs acquisition
05 Oct 2011
Q1 Labs will join the newly-formed IBM Security Systems division, which will target a $94-billion opportunity in security software
Fortune Brands renamed Beam Inc after splitting businesses
05 Oct 2011
After shedding its home, security and sports businessess, Fortune Brands, the world's fourth-largest premium spirits company, rebrands itself
Hewlett-Packard completes $10.3-bn Autonomy acquisition
04 Oct 2011
The acquisition is HP's biggest software acquisition in recent times after it purchased IT services company EDS in 2008 for $13.9 billion.
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