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Australia's Lihir Gold rejects Newcrest's A$9.2-billion offer
01 Apr 2010
Australia’s largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining Ltd saw its ambition to become the world’s fourth largest gold company fade after Lihir Gold, the country’s second-largest gold miner, rejected its A$9.2-billion takeover offer
PetroChina to spend $60 billion in overseas acquisitions by 2020
01 Apr 2010
Armed with more than $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, China has supported its state-owned oil companies to make landmark acquisitions overseas to secure the country's long-term energy needs
Zain will no longer be Zain: Rajan Mittal
01 Apr 2010
A day after sealing the Rs48,075-crore deal for Zain’s African operations, Bharati Airtel's Ltd joint MD Rajan Mittal says the acquired entity would be renamed
US Treasury to sell Citigroup stake in 2010
30 Mar 2010
SBI sets 34:100 share swap ratio for State Bank of Indore merger
29 Mar 2010
This will be SBI's second merger of an associate bank after the merger of State Bank of Saurashtra in August 2008
Bharti-Zain deal to be inked tomorrow: report
29 Mar 2010
HUL exits Capgemini Business Services
29 Mar 2010
Sinopec to acquire upstream assets in Angola for $2.46 billion
29 Mar 2010
Asia's largest crude refiner Sinopec, yesterday said that it would acquire a stake in Angola’s upstream assets for $2.46 billion, its first overseas oil-asset acquisition
Ford to sell Volvo to China's Geely for $1.8 billion
29 Mar 2010
The acquisition by Geely is likely to be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese automaker, although it lacks experience in running international brands
Reliance Life to divest 26 per cent stake to Swiss Re: report
29 Mar 2010
Anil Ambani group insurance venture Reliance Life Insurance is expected to announce a 26-per cent stake sale to the world’s second biggest reinsurer Swiss Reinsurance
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