M&A
AIG sells Taiwan life insurance unit to Primus for $2.15 billion
13 Oct 2009
AIG is selling its life insurance unit in Taiwan to a consortium led by Primus Financial Holdings Limited for $2.15 billion.
Venture Capital fundraising dives to lowest levels in 6 years
13 Oct 2009
VC fundraising activity registered second consecutive quarterly decline in the third quarter, data from a Thomson Reuters and National Venture Capital Association survey shows.
Kimberly-Clark acquires I-Flow for $276 million
10 Oct 2009
Kimberly-Clark Corp, the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, has announced its second takeover this week by offering to buy all of healthcare company I-Flow Corp's outstanding stock
GM finalises Hummer sale deal with China’s Tengzhong
10 Oct 2009
China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co is acquiring General Motor's SUV Hummer
Blackstone Group clinches $2.7-billion deal to acquire theme parks from Anheuser-Busch InBev
09 Oct 2009
PE firm Blackstone Group is acquiring the second-largest entertainment park operator in the US, Busch Entertainment Corporation’s (BEC) 10 theme parks from brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev for $2.7 billion
MTNL seeks to establish offshore presence with bids for Kuwaiti and African telcos
09 Oct 2009
MTNL is seeking a presence offshore, with a consortium bid for Kuwait telecom Zain and a bid for a stake in Zambian telecom firm Zamtel.
Compuware acquires Gomez Inc for $295 million
08 Oct 2009
Securities Tribunal asks Daiichi to offer Rs160 per Zenotech share
08 Oct 2009
Daiichi, through its acquisition of controlling stake of 64 per cent in Ranbaxy Laboratories last year, holds 47 per cent stake in Zenotech.