M&A

Novartis enters into $265-million schizophrenia drug deal with Vanda

13 Oct 2009

Onyx Pharmaceuticals to acquire Proteolix for $276 million

13 Oct 2009

Xstrata sells Chilean copper-gold project stake to Barrick Gold for $465 million

13 Oct 2009

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.

Kuwait’s Securities Group joins BSNL, MTNL in hunger for Zain

12 Oct 2009

Kuwait’s Securities Group joins BSNL, MTNL in hunger for Zain

12 Oct 2009

Kuwait’s Securities Group joins BSNL, MTNL in hunger for Zain

12 Oct 2009

Qatar sovereign fund acquires majority stake in Canary Wharf

12 Oct 2009

Trinity College acquires O2 Arena for £24 million

10 Oct 2009

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

Novartis acquires global marketing rights for new drug from Paratek

09 Oct 2009

Australian regulator asks Baosteel to resubmit application for Aquila Resources

09 Oct 2009

Spain, Britain refuse aid to German-backed Opel sale to Magna

09 Oct 2009

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.

HSBC re-enters negotiations to acquire Asian assets of RBS and ING: report

08 Oct 2009

Norwegian sovereign fund demands termination of VW's Porsche acquisition

08 Oct 2009

Norwegian sovereign fund demands termination of VW's Porsche acquisition

08 Oct 2009

Norwegian sovereign fund demands termination of VW's Porsche acquisition

08 Oct 2009

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.

Ciena puts in play Nortel’s ethernet assets with $521 million stalking horse bid

07 Oct 2009

Citigroup to divest energy-trading unit Phibro: reports

07 Oct 2009