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IREL, Kazakhstan’s UKTMP to set up joint venture titanium slag unit in Odisha
05 Nov 2024
IREL (India) Ltd, formerly Indian Rare Earths Limited, has entered into an agreement with Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant JSC,
Anglo American to sell 33% stake in Australian coal mines for $1.1 billion
05 Nov 2024
British mining multinational Anglo American has agreed to sell its 33.3 per cent stake in joint venture Jellinbah Group Pty Ltd, to Zashvin Pty Limited for A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion) in cash.
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China's Sinopec signs 15-year LNG term contract with TotalEnergies
05 Nov 2024
French oil major TotalEnergies on Monday announced the signing of a long-term LNG supply contract with China’s Sinopec, under which Total will supply Sinopec 2 million tonnes
Reliance-Disney joint venture in India gets EU approval
02 Nov 2024
Star India Private Limited (SIPL), the joint venture of Reliance Industries Limited and Walt Disney
BP buys out partner in solar power venture Lightsource BP
25 Oct 2024
British oil giant BP on Thursday announced the completion of the buyout of its partner in the solar power joint venture Lightsource BP
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Merck pays $30 million upfront to acquire cancer therapy developer Modifi Biosciences
24 Oct 2024
US pharma multinational Merck has acquired Modifi Biosciences, a developer of new oncology drug molecules, for $30 million upfront and up to $1.3 billion
Reliance to disrupt the Cola market with `Campa’
23 Oct 2024
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries, has revived the Campa Cola brand,
Adani acquires Orient Cement for Rs8,100 crore
22 Oct 2024
Adani Group company Ambuja Cements has agreed to acquire 46.8 per cent shares of B K Birla Group’s Orient Cement Ltd (OCL) for Rs8,100 crore.
Adar Poonawala buys 50% stake in Bollywood studio for Rs1,000 cr
21 Oct 2024
Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world’s largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII), has agreed to buy a 50 per cent stake in Bollywood film studio Dharam Productions for Rs1,000 crore.
StanChart India sells Rs4,100-cr personal loan portfolio to Kotak Mahindra Bank
20 Oct 2024
Standard Chartered Bank, India (StanChart) is selling around Rs4,100 crore ($490 million) of outstanding personal loans to Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL).
JSW-JFF venture to buy Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India for $482 million
19 Oct 2024
A joint venture of JSW Steel and Japanese steel maker JEF Steel Corp is acquiring the Indian unit of German steel giant Thyssenkrupp for Rs4,051 crore ($482.1 million) in cash
Temasek arm Fullerton to take controlling stake in Lendingkart: report
19 Oct 2024
Fullerton Financial Holdings (FFH), the lending arm of Singapore-based investment fund Temasek, will be raising its holding in fintech start-up Lendingkart
Reliance Brands UK to acquire 51% stake in Mothercare South Asia for $20.8 m
18 Oct 2024
Reliance Brands Holding UK Ltd a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Brands Ltd, the brand acquisition arm of Reliance Industries Ltd
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Adani Group in talks to acquire Heidelberg Cement India: report
10 Oct 2024
The Adani Group is reported to be in talks to acquire Heidelberg Cement India Limited, the German group’s Indian cement operations, which has a current valuation of about $1.2 billion.
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Chevron Canada to sell assets to Canadian Natural Resources for $6.5 bn
10 Oct 2024
US multinational oil and energy group Chevron Corporation on Tuesday announced plans to sell its Canadian assets in the Athabasca oil sands and Duvernay shale formation to Canadian Natural Resources
Rio Tinto to acquire Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 billion
10 Oct 2024
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining group, has agreed to acquire smaller peer Arcadium Lithium for $5.85 per share, valuing the company at $6.7 billion, in an all-cash transaction.
Rio Tinto moots acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
07 Oct 2024
British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has proposed to acquire lithium miner Arcadium Lithium regarding a potential acquisition of the global supplier of lithium chemical.
Thyssenkrupp loses appeal against EC veto on Tata Steel joint venture
07 Oct 2024
Thyssenkrupp has lost its fight against an anti-trust ruling by European Commission on its proposal for a joint venture with Tata Steel Europe
Sabadell shareholders accuse BBVA of worsening its bid with modified offer
04 Oct 2024
Shareholders of Spanish bank Banco Sabadell have accused its larger peer BBVA of “worsening” the takeover offer by announcing a modification to the original bid offer, undervaluing the bank further.
RIL gets govt nod for transfer of Viacom-18’s non-news TV channels to Disney’s Star India
01 Oct 2024
The ministry of information and broadcasting has given final approval for license transfer of Viacom18's non-news and current affairs TV channels to Star India, following the merger of the two entertainment channels.
Novartis India refutes media reports of negotiations with Alkem Labs
27 Sep 2024
Novartis India, has refuted media reports stating that its parent company is in talks with Mumbai-based Alkem Labs for sale of the Indian arm.
Shankh Air gearing for takeoff as Air Kerala awaits a 2025 launch
25 Sep 2024
Two new Indian airlines are aiming to take to air with preliminary clearance from the civil aviation ministry, but both have to obtain approval from the country’s civil aviation authority
CMA CGM acquires 48% stake in Brazil port terminal operator Santos Brasil
23 Sep 2024
French shipping giant CMA CGM has acquired 48 per cent stake in Brazilian port terminal operator Santos Brasil Participacoes, for about $1.15bn
New blast furnace ups crude steel capacity at Tata Steel Kalinganagar by 5 million tonnes
22 Sep 2024
Tata Steel on Friday commissioned a 5 million tonnes per annum capacity blast furnace at Kalinganagar, Orissa, raising the plant’s crude steel capacity to 8 million tonnes from 3 million tonnes.
OYO to acquire G6 Hospitality from Blackstone for $525 m in cash
22 Sep 2024
Oravel Stays, the parent company of hospitality and travel technology company OYO, has agreed to acquire economy lodging franchisor G6 Hospitality, the parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands
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