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Nestle, Bain Capital, Cinven in race for Merck KgaA’s consumer health unit
02 Dec 2017
Swiss food giant Nestle and private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven – owners of German drug firm Stada — are in the race to buy Merck KgaA’s consumer health unit
Economics to decide market value of Air India
30 Nov 2017
Jet Air, SpiceJet may join race to acquire segments of Air India
30 Nov 2017
There may be more potential buyers for Air India other than the Tata Group and IndiGo, which have already expressed interest, as Jet Airways and SpiceJet are likely to join the bidding for the debt-ridden airline
Emerson Electric withdraws takeover bid for Rockwell Automation
29 Nov 2017
US-based industrial-automation systems maker Emerson Electric Co yesterday withdrerw its takeover bid for Rockwell Automation Inc after the Milwaukee-based company rejected its latest sweetened buyout offer
British theater chain operator Cineworld in talks to buy Regal Entertainment for $3.6 bn
29 Nov 2017
Meredith Corp to buy Time Inc in $2.8-bn deal
27 Nov 2017
US media company Meredith Corp yesterday struck a deal to buy Time Inc, the owner and publisher of over 100 magazine brands including its flagship Time magazine, for $2.8 billion including debt
Broadcom mulls raising offer for Qualcomm
23 Nov 2017
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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