M&A

Thomson Reuters under EC's monopoly abuse probe

11 Nov 2009

The EC will investigate Thomson Reuters' practices of real-time market datafeeds, and whether customers or competitors are prevented from translating Reuters Instrument Codes to codes of other datafeed suppliers

RIL scouts for global acquisitions

11 Nov 2009

RIL is reported to have been approached by investment banks with several global proposals including one for US energy giant ConocoPhilips’ refining assets, Volero, and assets of British Petroleum in Gulf of Mexico

Logitech acquires LifeSize Communications for $405 million

11 Nov 2009

Swiss computer peripherals maker Logitech plans to take on rival Cisco Systems and Tandberg in the highly competitive video-conferencing equipment market

E.ON sells German power grid to TenneT for $1.65 billion

11 Nov 2009

In its bid to create an integrated power transmission network in Europe, Dutch state-owned grid operator TenneT BV plans to buy E.ON AG's extra high-voltage power transmission network

Tandberg shareholders want Cisco to sweeten bid

10 Nov 2009

EU regulator lists objections to Oracle-Sun merger

10 Nov 2009

EU regulator lists objections to Oracle-Sun merger

10 Nov 2009

EU regulator lists objections to Oracle-Sun merger

10 Nov 2009

Kraft goes hostile with original offer

10 Nov 2009

Without raising its September $16.4 billion offer, Kraft has gone hostile qwith its $16.4-billion takeover offer for London-based rival, Cadbury.

Electronic Arts buys Playfish for $400 million

10 Nov 2009

Enzon to sell specialty pharma business

09 Nov 2009

Northrop Grumman to sell TASC for $1.65 billion to fund share repurchase

09 Nov 2009

Infosys sets up second LatAm centre; eyes acquisitions in Europe, US

09 Nov 2009

Suncor plans to sell assets worth $3.7 billion

09 Nov 2009

Canada's largest integrated energy company, Suncor Energy, will divest some natural gas assets in Western Canada and the US Rockies, Trinidad and Tobago, and non-core North Sea properties.

RIM announces $1.2 billion share buyback

07 Nov 2009

Skype founders wrangle 14 per cent stake in settlement deal with eBay

07 Nov 2009

CIC to take 15-per cent stake for $1.58 billion in US power producer AES

07 Nov 2009

Virginia-based AES signed a stock purchase agreement with a wholly owned investment subsidiary of Chinese sovereign-wealth fund China Investment Corporation to raise $1.58 billion of new equity

L N Mittal's daughter-in-law Megha to acquire fashion house Escada

06 Nov 2009

Scripps Networks Interactive to acquire controlling interest in Travel Channel

06 Nov 2009

Buy out firms TPG, CPP to acquire IMS Health for $5.2 billion

06 Nov 2009

After GVT bid, Telefonica to acqire HanseNet for $1.34 billion

06 Nov 2009

Continuing its acquisition race for global telecom assets, Spain’s Telefonica SA Telecom is acquiring Italia SpA to buy its wholly-owned German subsidiary, HanseNet for $1.34 billion in an all-cash deal