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Europe's largest sanitaryware maker Grohe to be sold to Japan's Lixil for $4-bn
27 Sep 2013
Europe's largest sanitary fittings maker Grohe AG yesterday agreed to be acquired by Japan's largest manufacturer of building materials Lixil Corp and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) for €3.06 billion ($4.1 billion
Lloyd’s List to end print, go online-only
26 Sep 2013
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Full mobile number portability in 6 months: TRAI
26 Sep 2013
TRAI says mobile users can retain their original numbers while shifting to any other operator in the country, within the next six months
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Japan’s Lixil tables preliminary $4-bn bid for German sanitaryware maker Grohe
26 Sep 2013
Lixil Corp, Japan's largest manufacturer group for building materials and housing equipment, has tabled a preliminary $4 billion takeover bid for Europe's largest sanitary fittings maker Grohe AG
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Applied Materials to buy Tokyo Electron in $9.39-bn stock deal
25 Sep 2013
The combination will create a global giant in the fields of both semiconductor and display technologies, capable of providing affordable personal devices such as PCs, smartphones and tablets to consumers around the world
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