M&A

Telefonica eclipses Vivendi's bid for Brazil’s GVT with $4 billion offer

05 Nov 2009

Berkshire Hathaway in transition to an industrial conglomerate

04 Nov 2009

EU regulator may block Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems: report

04 Nov 2009

Kraft confirms $9-billion loan for Cadbury acquisition

04 Nov 2009

GM says ‘No’ to Magna; decides to keep Opel

04 Nov 2009

Citing an improving business environment, the board of GM votes to anull selling a majority stake in its German unit to the Magna - Sberbak combine

Dubai’s ENOC to acquire Dragon Oil for $1.9 billion

04 Nov 2009

Dubai seeks to bolster future energy resources by acquiring full control over Dragon Oil Plc, to expand its exploration and production in oil rich Turkmenistan

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire BNSF for $34 billion

03 Nov 2009

Cisco acquires set-top box business of DVN Holdings for $44.5 million

03 Nov 2009

Bayer CropScience acquires Athenix or Bayer $365 million

03 Nov 2009

Merck - Schering-Plough merger approved bu US, Swiss and Canadian regulators

30 Oct 2009

Merck - Schering-Plough merger approved bu US, Swiss and Canadian regulators

30 Oct 2009

Merck - Schering-Plough merger approved bu US, Swiss and Canadian regulators

30 Oct 2009

KPIT Cummins buys out American IT firm Sparta

30 Oct 2009

PNB to buy majority stake in Kazakh’s Dana Bank

30 Oct 2009

India’s second-largest public sector lender, has received approval from its board of directors to acquire a majority stake of about 63 per cent in Kazakhstan-based Dana Bank

M&M launches four-wheeled goods carrier Gio news

29 Oct 2009

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched a 0.5 tonne four-wheeler pick-up cargo carrier -- Gio priced at Rs 1.65 lakh, which the company says is the cheapest mini truck in the country.

Ford names China’s Geely Group as preferred bidder for Volvo

29 Oct 2009

ConocoPhillips plans to sell $10-billion in assets

29 Oct 2009

ConocoPhillips plans to sell assets worth approximately $10 billion during the next two years to strengthen its financial position and reduce its debt-to-capital ratio

CIC to invest $500 million for 15-per cent stake in Canadian coal miner Mongolian assets

28 Oct 2009

Cisco to acquire ScanSafe for $183 million

28 Oct 2009

Dassault Systemes to acquire IBM’s PLM sales operation for $600 million

27 Oct 2009

The maker of 3D software for designing automobiles and aircrafts among other high tech products is making its biggest acquisition to date by acquiring IBM’s sales and client support operations for $600 million in cash

Dassault Systemes to acquire IBM’s PLM sales operation for $600 million

27 Oct 2009

The maker of 3D software for designing automobiles and aircrafts among other high tech products is making its biggest acquisition to date by acquiring IBM’s sales and client support operations for $600 million in cash

Dassault Systemes to acquire IBM’s PLM sales operation for $600 million

27 Oct 2009

The maker of 3D software for designing automobiles and aircrafts among other high tech products is making its biggest acquisition to date by acquiring IBM’s sales and client support operations for $600 million in cash

Barclays acquires Standard Life Bank for £226 million

27 Oct 2009

Barclays and Standard Life have also agreed to explore joint opportunities in the UK retail long-term savings and investments sector, starting with a multi-channel, simplified pension product

Tech Mahindra merger with Satyam next year

27 Oct 2009

Galleon sells part stake in Shriram EPC to pay off investors

26 Oct 2009