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Google’s parent Alphabet to sell robotics company Boston Dynamics
18 Mar 2016
US defence organisations like Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps and private companies like Sony consult Boston Dynamics on creating advanced robots
Blackstone close to buying HP’s controlling stake in MphasiS for about $940 mn
18 Mar 2016
HP, which holds around 60.5 per cent stake in MphasiS, is keen to exit from MphasiS in order to strengthen its balance sheet
Canon to buy Toshiba's medical equipment business for $5.9 bn
17 Mar 2016
As part of a 5-year strategic transformation initiative, launched early this year, Canon will expand its healthcare business, integrating it within the safety and security sector, as a next-generation pillar of growth
Subrata Roy’s Plaza Hotel to be auctioned for mortgage defaults
By By Ravi Kunder | 17 Mar 2016
The five-star hotel off Central Park is majority owned by Subrata Roy’s Sahara India Pariwar, which defaulted on the mortgage payments By Ravi Kunder
China's Zoomlion sweetens bid for US crane maker Terex Corp to $3.4 bn
16 Mar 2016
Zoomlion believes the deal offers strategic benefits to both companies since Terex's main products are aerial work platforms, cranes and material handling equipment
Sony to buy Michael Jackson’s stake in Sony ATV JV for $750 mn
15 Mar 2016
ATV was founded in 1955 and acquired by Michael Jackson in 1985 for $41.5 million. In 1995, Michael Jackson merged his share with Sony's music-publishing catalogue to form Sony ATV
Campari close to buying global distribution business of French cognac maker Grand Marnier Group
15 Mar 2016
China's Anbang launches hostile $12.84-bn bid for Starwood Hotels
14 Mar 2016
A consortium led by China's Anbang Insurance Group has launched an unsolicited $12.84-billion bid to acquire Starwood Hotels and Resorts, potentially derailing the already planned takeover of the US hotel operator by Marriott International
Waldorf's Chinese owner Anbang to buy Strategic Hotels for $6.5 bn
14 Mar 2016
The Beijing-based insurer has recently made a push into buying overseas assets and made some high profile acquisitions
GM to buy autonomous vehicle technology software start-up Cruise Automation
12 Mar 2016
GM recently started dabbling in self-driving vehicle technology, and invested $500 million in Lyft, Inc an automated on-demand rides company, which led to starting its own car-sharing service company called Maven
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