M&A
India Inc M&A deals up 12 per cent from 1H '16
19 Jul 2016
Softbank to acquire UK chipmaker ARM Holdings for $32 bn
18 Jul 2016
The acquisition of ARM is a big boost to Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son's plans on mobile communications and the `Internet of Things'
ShopClues acquires mobile payments firm Momoe
15 Jul 2016
Viacom in advanced talks to sell 49% in Paramount Pictures to Dalian Wanda
14 Jul 2016
Founded in 1912, Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, and America's oldest running studio and is consistently ranked as one of the "Big Six" film studios of Hollywood
Starbucks to invest in Italian restaurant Princi
14 Jul 2016
Xerox Corp in talks to buy financial printing firm RR Donnelley & Sons Co
14 Jul 2016
Xerox, which plans to split into two companies by the end of the year, will merge parts of RR Donnelley with its copier, printer and related-services business and the rest with its smaller business BPO services
IDFC Bank buys microfinance lender Grama Vidiyal
13 Jul 2016
This is a first of its kind acquisition where a bank has taken over a microfinance institution and made it a subsidiary
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