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Aditya Birla group to acquire Apicorp's 12-per cent stake in Egyptian venture
29 Dec 2010
Alexandria Carbon Black Company has evolved into the world's largest production line in the carbon black industry, and Apicorp feels it is time to monetise its investment.
PetroChina to sell majority stake in gas pipeline operator to sister firm Kunlun for $2.85 bn
29 Dec 2010
PepsiCo is Russia's biggest foods firm with Wimm-Bill-Dann deal
29 Dec 2010
WBD is Russia's largest maker of dairy products, and a leading producer of juices and beverages in Russia and the CIS nations
Singapore Exchange to press ahead with $8.2-bn merger with ASX
28 Dec 2010
Singapore Exchange plans to go ahead with its proposed $8.2-billion bid for Australian stock exchange operator ASX despite Australian lawmakers threat to torpedo the deal
Russian watchdog to approve $3.8-bn PepsiCo-WBD deal
28 Dec 2010
The deal is PepsiCo’s largest acquisition outside the US, and is in line with the company’s strategy of creating a $30-billion nutrition business by 2020
iGate likely to buy up Patni Computers
27 Dec 2010
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