M&A

Bharti calls off merger talks with South Africa's MTN

30 Sep 2009

For the second time Bharti Airtel has called off merger talks with South Africa's MTN after the South African government said it  wants MTN to remain under South African management

Great Offshore battle heads for Diwali climax

30 Sep 2009

CIC acquires stake in Kazakh Energy for $939 million

30 Sep 2009

UK regulator sets 9 November deadline for Kraft's Cadbury bid

30 Sep 2009

The UK Takeovers Panel has given US food giant Kraft a six-week deadline to submit a formal offer for Cadbury or abandon the deal for six months

HSBC takes over Jessops in restructuring

30 Sep 2009

MindTree buys Kyocera Wireless’ Indian unit

29 Sep 2009

China keen to acquire $30-billion oil stake in Nigeria: FT

29 Sep 2009

China National Offshore Oil Corporation is reported to be in talks with Nigeria to acquire a 49-per cent stake in 23 prime oil blocks estimated to hold 6 billion barrels of oil for around $30 billion

Lupin buys US rights for cholesterol drug Antara

29 Sep 2009

Sinochem makes $2.5-billion takeover bid for Australia's Nufarm

29 Sep 2009

China’s state-owned Sinochem Corporation yesterday made a provisional $2.5-billion takeover bid for Australia’s Nufarm

Xerox to acquire outsourcing firm ACS for $6.4 billion

29 Sep 2009

Xerox said that the deal values ACS shares at $63.11 each, a premium of 34 per cent to the closing price of Xerox stock on 25 September.

Abbott to acquire Belgian drug company Solvay for $6.6 billion

29 Sep 2009

In a year of consolidation of the global pharmaceutical industry, Abbott Laboratories plans to acquire Solvay's pharmaceutical business for $6.6

Nokia acquires "social atlas" Dopplr

29 Sep 2009

L&T Finance buys DBS Cholamandalam for Rs45 crore

26 Sep 2009

L&T Finance buys DBS Cholamandalam for Rs45 crore

26 Sep 2009

Mahindra to buy out Kirloskar Oil stake in Swaraj Engines: report

25 Sep 2009

Wipro seeks buyer for French unit

25 Sep 2009

Asarco judge dumps sweetened Sterlite offer; backs Grupo Mexico bid again

25 Sep 2009

Unilever to acquire Sara Lee personal care business for $1.88 billion

25 Sep 2009

Unilever plans to acquire the personal care business of the Sara Lee Corporation for $1.88 billion in cash to expand its portfolio in Western Europe and Asia

Australia rejects another Chinese investment

25 Sep 2009

BSNL may rope in MTNL for Zain deal

25 Sep 2009

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is still keen on bidding for Kuwait’s Zain Telecom along with sister public sector undertaking Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

ANZ buys out joint ventures with ING for A$1.76 billion

25 Sep 2009

Rebel investor proposes alternative rescue plan for Independent News & Media

24 Sep 2009

Microsoft says it is not interested in Electronic Arts

24 Sep 2009

Australia rejects large mining deal with China

24 Sep 2009

The Australian government has rejected a potential $30-billion iron ore deal with China's state-owned Wuhan Iron and Steel’s (WISCO), citing security concerns

Bharti-MTN deal may trigger open offer, FIPB intervention

23 Sep 2009