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Google acquires California-based startup API.ai
20 Sep 2016
Heritage Group in advanced talks to sell retail business to Kishore Biyani’s Future Group
19 Sep 2016
US drugmaker Depomed explores sale
16 Sep 2016
Ashok Leyland to merge Hinduja Foundries
15 Sep 2016
RCom, Aircel to combine mobile business into 50:50 venture
14 Sep 2016
The deal will help Reliance Communication reduce its debt by Rs20,000 crore while Aircel's debt will fall by about Rs4,000 crore, the companies said
Bayer buys Monsanto for $66-bn to create a crop sciences giant
14 Sep 2016
The combination is expected to create significant synergies, leading to annual returns of approximately $1.5 billion after the third year, with additional synergies from integrated solutions in future years
Anadarko to buy Freeport McMoRan’s Gulf of Mexico assets for $2 bn
14 Sep 2016
Anadarko said the deal will more than double its acreage in the Lucius development to approximately 49 per cent and add approximately 80,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day, more than 80 per cent of which is oil
German industrial-gas giant Linde ends merger talks with US rival Praxair
13 Sep 2016
Linde, based in Munich, opted out of merger talks as it wanted to have certain operations to be based at its Munich headquarters for effective management control
Cairn India shareholders agree to merger with Vedanta
13 Sep 2016
Financial institutions, including Life Insurance Corporation of India holding about 12.63 per cent of Cairn India shares, did not vote at the court-convened shareholders meet on Monday
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