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Broadcom reported in $100-bn bid to buy out rival chipmaker Qualcomm
04 Nov 2017
Buying Qualcomm would transform Broadcom into the third-largest chipmaker behind Intel and Samsung, and make it the leader in chips used in the more than 1 billion smartphones sold each year
Torrent to acquire Unichem’s business in India for Rs3,600 crore
04 Nov 2017
Unichem’s India business comprises a portfolio of more than 120 brands in India and Nepal, manufacturing plant at Sikkim and more than 3,000 employees
Starbucks to sell Tazo tea brand to Unilever
04 Nov 2017
US alcohol giant Constellation Brands buys 9.9% in Canadian seller of medicinal-marijuana products
01 Nov 2017
Novartis buys out cancer specialist AAA in $3.9 bn deal
01 Nov 2017
The move would give Novartis a platform in radiopharmaceuticals and access to a new therapy for the kind of cancer that killed Apple founder Steve Jobs
Bharti Infratel mulls acquiring Indus Tower
31 Oct 2017
RCom’s new debt repayment plan gives banks 51% shareholding
31 Oct 2017
Under the Reserve Bank mandated restructuring plan, RCom will be left with 49 per cent equity and Rs6,000 crore of debt while the promoters’ stake will come down to 26 per cent
IDFC-Shriram merger talks fail over valuation issue
30 Oct 2017
The complex deal proposed by the managements, involving at least four big entities in transport and consumer financing and infrastructure funding, failed to secure support from both stakeholders and regulators
US drug retailer CVS may buy health insurer Aetna for $66 bn
27 Oct 2017
A deal would merge one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy operators with one of its oldest health insurers, as CVS Health Corp seeks to fortify itself against looming competition from Amazon.com
Cisco Systems to acquire BroadSoft Inc: report
23 Oct 2017
Cisco is close to striking a deal to buy US telecommunications software firm BroadSoft Inc for around $2 billion
Flipkart in talks with Biyani for Future Lifestyle stake: report
18 Oct 2017
The top management of both sides met last week in Mumbai to discuss the matter and follow-up meetings are due after Diwali, The Economic Times reported citing sources
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