M&A
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
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
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
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
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
Octant Interactive acquires Esha News Monitoring
05 Nov 2009
Wipro buys Yardley lines in area-specific deal
05 Nov 2009
Wipro Ltd, has signed an agreement with the Lornamead group, which owns the Yardley brand, for the businesses in Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and some African markets
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