M&A
China's Tencent gains backdoor stakes in Facebook, Zinga via $300-million DST investment
13 Apr 2010
GAIL in stake talks for Interoil's Papua LNG project
13 Apr 2010
CNOOC, China's biggest offshore petroleum explorer, has already tied-up with Interoil on the project, though it is not clear whether it would take a stake in the project
ConocoPhillips sells Syncrude Canada stake to Sinopec for $4.65 billion
13 Apr 2010
The third-largest US oil and gas company ConocoPhillips is selling its non-core asets to pare its debts
Rolta India acquires OneGIS Inc of US
12 Apr 2010
Coal India in talks with Peabody Energy for $1-billion stake
12 Apr 2010
State-run Coal India is in advanced stages of negotiations with US-based Peabody Energy Corporation for a stake in four of its Australian mines and other international assets
M&A activity up by 76 per cent during Q1 2010
10 Apr 2010
BASF in talks to acquire Cognis in a potential €3 billion deal
10 Apr 2010
If the deal materialises, it would be BASF's second-biggest acquisition since acquiring rival Ciba for €3.8 billion in late 2008
Better Capital gives Reader's Digest UK a new life
10 Apr 2010
Reader's Digest's UK arm was given a new lease of life yesterday after it was bought out of administration by private equity firm Better Capital, a company backed by British venture capitalist Jon Moulton
Research In Motion to acquire QNX Software
10 Apr 2010
British Airways, Iberia sign merger pact
09 Apr 2010
United Airlines in merger talks with US Airways
08 Apr 2010
Daimler inks strategic pact with Renault-Nissan
08 Apr 2010
Daimler and Renault-Nissan have announced a strategic three-way alliance to develop small cars, engines and light commercial vehicles, which ought to result in substantial cost savings and sales benefits for all three.
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