M&A
Toshiba to raise $2 bn from Swiss smart meter group Landis+Gyr sale
03 Mar 2017
Toshiba initially acquired the whole of Landis+Gyr in 2011 for $2.3 billion and a month later sold a 40-per cent stake to state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan for $680 million
Alcoa merges six business units into three
03 Mar 2017
Airbus completes sale of its Defence Electronics unit to KKR
01 Mar 2017
Airbus Group SE yesterday said that it had finalised the sale of its Germany-based Defense Electronics business to US private equity firm KKR
Perrigo to sell royalties of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to Royalty Pharma for up to $2.85 bn
01 Mar 2017
Tata Sons, DoCoMo to settle $1.17-bn dispute out of court
28 Feb 2017
Under a new settlement deal, Tata Sons will route a substantial part of the compensation payment through overseas entities, within a legal framework permitted by the RBI
ONGC to merge HPCL to create an integrated oil giant: report
27 Feb 2017
The merger is aimed at creating a company with operations in the entire spectrum of energy from exploration to refining and retail
SBI, associate banks merger to start on 1 April
24 Feb 2017
The merger of all the five associate banks will raise SBI’s combined asset base to over Rs3,200,000 crore and place it among world’s top 50 banks
Bharti Airtel to acquire Telenor's India operations
23 Feb 2017
The move comes as the market is awaiting response on a potential Vodafone-Idea merger after the new entrant Reliance Jio acquired 100 million users in just five months of its entry
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