M&A

Cisco closes in on Tandberg with 84-per cent stake

02 Dec 2009

ABG Shipyard drops out of Great Offshore race

02 Dec 2009

Dubai World unwilling to part with ‘crown jewels’

02 Dec 2009

Dubai World wants to retain key revenue-generating assets including port operator DP World and a stake in Standard Chartered, though creditors may force it to sell them

Nokia sells Venyon stake to Giesecke & Devrient

01 Dec 2009

IBM acquires Israeli company Guardium

01 Dec 2009

Stryker to acquire Ascent Healthcare Solutions for $525 million

01 Dec 2009

China's Zijin Mining to acquire Australia's Indophil Resources for $500 million

01 Dec 2009

Broadcom to acquire Dune Networks for $178 million

01 Dec 2009

China’s WISCO to invest $400 million in Brazilian iron ore miner MMX

01 Dec 2009

Siemens to acquire diagnostics arm

30 Nov 2009

Tata Motors snubs UK’s loan offer

30 Nov 2009

The Tata Group has rejected a £10-million (Rs77 crore) loan offered by the British government to Tata Motors to develop an electric version of one of its existing models

GE-Vivendi progress on NBC stake sale

27 Nov 2009

On acquiring full ownership of NBC Universal, GE intends to sell a controlling 51 per cent interest to Comcast, the largest cable-TV operator in the US to create a joint venture company.

IDBI Bank scraps IDBI Home Finance sale, looks at acquisitions

26 Nov 2009

ITC still keen to hike stake in Oberois’ EIH, but rules out hostile moves

26 Nov 2009

India's cigarettes-to-hospitality group ITC Ltd is open to raising its stake in hotel chain operator EIH Ltd "if circumstances change," says chairman Y C Deveshwar

France Telecom, TDC merge Swiss businesses for $2.3 billion

26 Nov 2009

Through the deal, France Telecom’s subsidiary, Orange Switzerland and TDC’s Sunrise will combine to form the second-largest telecom operator in Switzerland

Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg calls off Saab acquisition

25 Nov 2009

Angelholm-based Koenigsegg Group AB is a consortium of private investors including Koenigsegg Automotive AB which manufactures $1.2 million super sports cars

Koenigsegg’s pull out from Saab deal could hit BAIC’s plans

25 Nov 2009

The Saab acquisition would have given BAIC sorely needed experience in post merger integration, that calls for highly cultivated and deeply embedded organisational capabilities that can be developed only first hand