M&A

Holland's DSM to buy Martek Biosciences for $1.087 billion

21 Dec 2010

JSW Steel to buy 45.5 per cent in Ispat Industries for Rs2,157 crore

20 Dec 2010

JSW Steel is expected to take management control of Ispat Industries while the present promoter Vinod Mittal and family would continue to hold a stake of around 26 per cent in Ispat

Tata Steel to dispose of South African unit: report

20 Dec 2010

eBay to buy Germany's shopping club brands4friends for $200 million

20 Dec 2010

CVC Capital plots $16-billion buyout of Spanish infrastructure giant Abertis

20 Dec 2010

CVC is looking at funding options before starting negotiations with Abertis, which has interests in motorways, toll roads, parking garages, airport management, telecommunication infrastructure and logistics.

ArcelorMittal raises bid for Canada's iron ore miner Baffinland to C$492 million

20 Dec 2010

The latest offer values the Toronto-based Baffinland at C$492 million, representing a premium of 14 per cent to its original bid of C$433 million

Tata Chemicals buys British Salt for Rs656 crore

20 Dec 2010

Tata Chemicals made the acquisition through Brunner Mond, UK, its wholly-owned subsidiary.

Anglo American mulls buying Oppenheimer family's stake in De Beers

20 Dec 2010

Anglo American, the diversified mining company, is mulling purchase of the Oppenheimer family's stake in De Beers, in a bid to gain full control of the world’s largest diamond company.

China's Contel acquires Singapore's Solar Silicon in $1.2 bn reverse takeover

18 Dec 2010

Natixis to acquire 25 per cent stake in IDFC AMC

17 Dec 2010

Sumitomo Chemical acquires New Chemi Industries

17 Dec 2010

GlaxoSmithKline acquires rights to Parkinson’s drug from Impax

16 Dec 2010

Spain’s ACS ups ante for Germany’s Hochtief by 12.5 per cent

16 Dec 2010

Hero, Honda split; seal new licensing deal

16 Dec 2010

Under the agreement, Hero Honda will continue to sell all existing products while Honda will provide new models

Hero Honda JV Termination: Fill it, shut it, forget it

16 Dec 2010

South Korea’s KNOC buys Canadian assets of Hunt Oil for $521 million

15 Dec 2010

India’s Lanco outbids Chinese rivals to bag Australia’s Griffin for $850 mn

15 Dec 2010

Infrastructure and power generation company Lanco Infratech has outbid Chinese and Japanese rivals to acquire Australia’s Griffin Coal, for around $850 million, making it India’s second-largest investment in the Australian coal sector