M&A
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
Hero Honda JV to split this month
08 Dec 2010
US natural gas distributor AGL Resources to buy Nicor for $2.4 billion
08 Dec 2010
US natural gas distributor AGL is acquiring peer Nicor to create an $8.6-billion natural gas distribution company with 4.5 million customers
ONGC's Kazakh deal to be inked by February
06 Dec 2010
Kraft to move part of Cadbury to Switzerland to avoid UK taxes
06 Dec 2010
The new US owner of Cadbury will shift part of the company’s business to Switzerland, a move that could result in loss of millions in tax revenue every year for the UK exchequer
Groupon walks away from Google’s $6-bn takeover offer
04 Dec 2010
Groupon has been in business for just two years and is projected to generate revenues of $500 million this financial year
eBay buys local shopping site Milo
03 Dec 2010
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