M&A
Dell to buy data storage firm Compellent for $960 million
14 Dec 2010
The acquisition comes after Dell lost out in September 2010 to Hewlett-Packard in an unprecedented 18-day bidding war for virtual data storage company 3PAR
Thermo Fisher to buy lab equipment specialist Dionex for $2.1 billion
14 Dec 2010
The deal brings two complementary chromatography portfolios together to create the most extensive chromatography instruments, software and consumables offerings.
General Electric to acquire Wellstream Holdings for £800 million
14 Dec 2010
With 2009 turnover of £386 million, Wellstream, is the world's largest supplier of flexible pipes used in offshore drilling
Pranab lauds IT handling of Vodafone case
13 Dec 2010
Apax Partners in talks to buy Danish services firm ISS for $8.5 billion
09 Dec 2010
The deal, if goes through, would be the largest buyout in Europe since the onset of the global financial crisis and also the biggest leveraged buyout this year
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