M&A
ITC Infotech to acquire US IT company
31 Jul 2008
Bilcare Ltd, MeadWestVaco jointly acquire US pharmaceuticals packaging firm International Labs
21 Jul 2008
MTN may go back to Bharti for an alliance: reports
19 Jul 2008
MTN, which called off merger talks with Reliance Communications, is likely to reopen talks with Bharti Airtel, says reports.
Merrill Lynch to sell 20 per cent Bloomberg stake for $4.5 billion
17 Jul 2008
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc will sell its 20-per cent stake in Bloomberg LP for about $4.5 billion
ArcelorMittal buys out scrap metal firm Rolanfer
16 Jul 2008
MTN denies going back to Bharti
15 Jul 2008
InBev and Anheuser-Busch cease fire; in friendly talks
11 Jul 2008
After a month of hostilities InBev and Anheuser Busch are reported to have opened "friendly talks"
Chemicals maker Ashland buys peer Hercules for $3.3 billion
11 Jul 2008
Chemical distributor Ashland Inc is acquiring Hercules Inc. for about $3.3 billion in cash and stock, after Dow Chemical’s $18.8 billion proposed acquisition of Rohm & Haas.
UAE fund completes purchase of majority stake in New York’s Chrysler Building
10 Jul 2008
Even as Americans fume over rising oil pricces, the passing of an iconic American landmark in to Arab hands once again drives home the growing power of oil money
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