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Essar Energy on verge of buying Shell’s UK refinery
19 Feb 2011
If Essar’s purchase matrialises, it will mark Shell’s final departure from the UK’s refining market.
Cairn can’t set deadlines for government: Reddy
18 Feb 2011
Cairn can’t set deadlines for government: Reddy
18 Feb 2011
Cairn can’t set deadlines for government: Reddy
18 Feb 2011
Cairn can’t set deadlines for government: Reddy
18 Feb 2011
Royalty dispute jeopardises Cairn-Vedanta deal
17 Feb 2011
Royalty dispute jeopardises Cairn-Vedanta deal
17 Feb 2011
Royalty dispute jeopardises Cairn-Vedanta deal
17 Feb 2011
Abu Dhabi’s IPIC to buy Spain’s Cepsa from Total for €3.97 billion
16 Feb 2011
Total wants to reduce its exposure to European refining operations and use the liquidity to invest in upstream projects
CB Richard Ellis to acquire ING’s real estate business for $940 million
16 Feb 2011
The world's largest commercial real estate services firm today said it would acquire nearly all of ING’s operations in Europe and Asia, as well as its US-based global real estate listed securities business
Sterlite completes acquisition of Anglo American's zinc assets
16 Feb 2011
Sterlite acquired Anglo Zinc, which comprises the Skorpion mine in Namibia, Lisheen mine in Ireland and the 74 per cent owned Black Mountain Mines in South Africa, for around $1.34 billion.
Tata Communications completes acquisition of BitGravity
16 Feb 2011
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) yesterday entered a business, which it says could potentially grow into a billion dollars venture — a cloud computing offering to small and medium businesses or SMBs.
ONGC says Cairn obliged to share royalty
14 Feb 2011
Cheap rights offer from EIH may reheat takeover battle
12 Feb 2011
The battle between Reliance Industries and ITC for East India Hotels (EIH) Ltd, India’s second-biggest premium hotel chain, seems to be intensifying
PetroChina to acquire 50-% stake in gas assets of Canada's Encana for $5.46 billion
11 Feb 2011
The world's second-most valuable oil and gas company, yesterday said that it would acquire a 50-per cent stake in Canada’s biggest natural gas producer Encana
LSE, TSX merger to create world’s largest bourse
10 Feb 2011
The combined entity will have a total listing of over 6,700 companies with an aggregate market capitalisation of approximately £3.7 trillion
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