M&A

Oracle pledge may break Sun Microsystems logjam at EC

15 Dec 2009

RIL adopts wait-and-watch policy on LyondellBassel bid

15 Dec 2009

Reliance Industries may decide today on submitting a bid for the bankrupt American arm of Luxembourg-based petrochemicals company LyondellBasell

ExxonMobil to acquire XTO Energy for $41 billion

15 Dec 2009

ExxonMobil  is acquiring XTO Energy Inc, the largest independent gas producer from shale fields in the US, in an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion.

Alberto Culver to acquire Simple Health & Beauty for $390 million

15 Dec 2009

ON Semiconductor to acquire California Micro Devices for $108 million

14 Dec 2009

GM sells parts of Saab to Beijing Automotive

14 Dec 2009

Woodside Petroleum to raise A$2.5 billion to finance LNG projects

14 Dec 2009

AMP-Axa SA sweeten bid for Axa Asia Pacific Holdings to end stalemate

14 Dec 2009

Terra Firma sues Citigroup on EMI acquisition

14 Dec 2009

Dragon Oil shareholders reject ENOC’s $1.9 billion buy-out bid

14 Dec 2009

Some analysts believe that Dubai authorities may be under pressure to sell assets including ENOC’s stake in Dragon Oil, to overcome the debt crisis

Balrampur Chini promoters in talks to sell stake to Renuka Sugars

12 Dec 2009

GSK and Intercell to develop innovative needle-free patch-based vaccines

12 Dec 2009

GE and Fanuc dissolve GE Fanuc Automation Corporation

12 Dec 2009

Taro again warns shareholders to stay away from Sun

12 Dec 2009

P&G to acquire air freshner brand Ambi Pur

12 Dec 2009

Pluribus acquires eight brands from Nielsen

12 Dec 2009

Microsoft to acquire healthcare software specialist Sentillion

11 Dec 2009

Facet Biotech rejects Biogen Idec’s sweetened takeover offer

11 Dec 2009

MOL Global acquires world’s oldest social networking site Friendster

11 Dec 2009

ONGC to raise $1 billion to refinance Imperial Energy deal

11 Dec 2009

ONGC plans to raise $200 million through foreign currency loans and $800 million through bonds and commercial paper

Glaxo targets emerging markets for acquisitions, tie-ups

11 Dec 2009

Grupo Mexico regains control of US copper mine Asarco, after Sterlite loses legal battle

10 Dec 2009

Panasonic acquires majority stake in Sanyo for $4.6 billion

10 Dec 2009

The merger between Panasonic and Sanyo create the world's second largest electronics manufacturer after Hitachi Ltd.

First Quantum acquires BHP's Australian nickel mine for $340 million

10 Dec 2009

With nickel prices having dropped to a historic low, BHP has been forced to  divest its nickel operations inWestern Australia, within a year of its comencement

PNB nets Rs216 crore through housing finance arm stake sale

10 Dec 2009