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Takeda Pharmaceutical to buy larger Irish rival Shire for $62 bn
08 May 2018
In one of the biggest deals in the pharmaceutical industry's history and the biggest international takeover by a Japanese company, Takeda Pharmaceutical today struck a deal to buy its larger Irish rival Shire Plc for $62 billion
Comcast seeks to upset Walt Disney's bid for Twenty-First Century Fox
08 May 2018
US cable operator Comcast Corp has approached investment banks to increase a bridge financing facility by $60 billion to outbid Walt Disney for the media assets of Twenty-First Century Fox
Walmart to announce Flipkart deal this week, to acquire 70-75% stake with Google
08 May 2018
Retail major Walmart along with Google's parent Alphabet are expected to announce their acquisition of Flipkart,, India's largest e-commerce business, before the end of this week
After IHH and Hero-Burman, Manipal-TPG too sweetens offer for Fortis
07 May 2018
Manipal Health Enterprises, backed by US PE firm TPG, has revised its offer for Fortis Healthcare, now proposing a merger of both entities in a three-step deal that values the Fortis at Rs8,358 crore or around Rs160 per share
Flipkart turns itself into a private firm ahead of Walmart deal
07 May 2018
With a second buyback of shares from investors worth $350.46 million, Indian online retail major Flipkart has turned from a holding company into a private firm in Singapore where it is registered
Sachin Bansal likely to quit Flipkart if Walmart stake sale goes through
04 May 2018
While Binny Bansal is likely to sell about a tenth of his shares in Flipkart, it is not clear how much Sachin Bansal, who holds about 5.5 per cent stake in Flipkart, will sell
NCLT orders Binani lenders to consider UltraTech offer
03 May 2018
The tribunal pointed out that while the UltraTech offer was not legally binding, nothing prevented the CoC from accepting a superior bid from UltraTech, which offered Rs1,022 crore more to the lenders
L&T selling off E&A unit to Schneider Electric for Rs14,000 cr
02 May 2018
The divestment of E&A business, the biggest for the company, is in line with L&T’s stated intent of unlocking value within the existing business portfolio
T-Mobile to acquire Sprint in $26-bn deal, create $146-bn 5G behemoth
30 Apr 2018
Compared to T-Mobile’s network today, the combined company’s network is expected to deliver 15 times faster speeds on average nationwide by 2024, with many customers experiencing up to 100 times faster speeds than early 4G
Walmart may get 3-4 seats on Flipkart board after stake purchase
30 Apr 2018
US retail giant Walmart, which is in negotiations for a large stake in Flipkart, may be given three or four seats on the ten-member board of the online retailer, which will continue to be run as an independent company if the deal goes through
Aditya Ghosh exits as IndiGo chief, Gregory Taylor in line for job
28 Apr 2018
IndiGo president and director Aditya Ghosh unexpectedly resigned as CEO of India's largest and most proftable airline, with Rahul Bhatia, the billionaire director of parent company InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, taking over as an interim CEO
Fortis to consider all binding bids till 1 May; Manipal gets extra leeway
28 Apr 2018
The Fortis Healthcare board will meet on 10 May to consider all binding bids till 1 May, while the frontrunner, the Manipal Health Enterprises-TPG combine, will be allowed to revise its offer till 6 May
Bharti Infratel, Indus Towers to merge in a $20-bn deal
25 Apr 2018
While the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers will create a combined company that will be owned by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone with equal rights, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will have an exit option in future
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