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HSBC to sell US credit card, retail services to Capital One for $2.6 billion
10 Aug 2011
The deal is Capital One's second acquisition in recent months after it agreed in June to buy ING's US online bank for $9 billion in a cash and stock deal.
Ipca Labs buys UK-based Onyx Research Chemicals
09 Aug 2011
RIL – BP deal gets government approval
09 Aug 2011
Reliance Industries today said it had received government approval for selling a 30-per cent stake in 21 oil and gas blocks including the in-production KG D6 block to British oil explorer BP Plc for $7.2 billion.
Blackstone Group to invest $3.5-bn in Germany's Meerwind offshore wind farms
05 Aug 2011
The €1.2-billion project, called Meerwind, first announced in 2008, is set to produce enough power to service 40,000 homes.
Kraft Foods to split into two companies
04 Aug 2011
Kraft expects to create these companies through a tax-free spin-off of the North American grocery business to Kraft Foods shareholders by the end of the year
Hitachi, Mitsubishi plan merger of infrastructure businesses
04 Aug 2011
If the deal goes ahead, the combined company would become one of the largest global firms in a number of key sectors
Hitachi, Mitsubishi plan merger of infrastructure businesses
04 Aug 2011
If the deal goes ahead, the combined company would become one of the largest global firms in a number of key sectors
Hitachi, Mitsubishi plan merger of infrastructure businesses
04 Aug 2011
If the deal goes ahead, the combined company would become one of the largest global firms in a number of key sectors
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