M&A

Govt not to pursue Vodafone case; avoid appeals in tax cases

Govt not to pursue Vodafone case; avoid appeals in tax cases

29 Jan 2015

The cabinet decided on Wednesday the government will not in future appeal cases that have been decided by appellate bodies in favour of the taxpayer

CommScope to acquire Tyco spinoff TE Connectivity’s network business for $3 bn

CommScope to acquire Tyco spinoff TE Connectivity’s network business for $3 bn

29 Jan 2015

The purchase includes TE’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses but excludes its submarine and data communication assets

Max India to be split into three separate units

28 Jan 2015

SpiceJet to get fund infusion by mid-Feb, Singh assures lessors

27 Jan 2015

Aer Lingus mulls BA parent IAG’s sweetened offer

Aer Lingus mulls BA parent IAG’s sweetened offer

27 Jan 2015

Aer Lingus confirmed that it had received a revised offer and the airline’s board is considering the proposal

Microsoft acquires Revolution Analytics to add to big-data portfolio

24 Jan 2015

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to pick up 2.77% stake in Reliance Capital

23 Jan 2015

Canada’s RBC acquires City National for $5.4 bn

Canada’s RBC acquires City National for $5.4 bn

23 Jan 2015

Canada's’s biggest commercial bank, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is acquiring US-based City National Corp, a premium commercial lender serving Hollywood clients in a bid to expand its wealth management business in the US

Emami buys controlling stake in Australian firm Fravin

23 Jan 2015

EBay Inc plans to split into three companies

22 Jan 2015

Suzlon in €1-bn pact with Centerbridge to sell subsidiary Senvion SE

Suzlon in €1-bn pact with Centerbridge to sell subsidiary Senvion SE

22 Jan 2015

Suzlon Group has entered into an agreement with Centerbridge Partners to sell its whole-owned turbine manufacturing arm Senvion SE, formerly REpower Systems, for about €1 billion

Oilfield service providers Baker Huges, Halliburton to cut thousands of jobs

21 Jan 2015

Govt to sell 10% stake in NMDC

21 Jan 2015

Twitter to acquire mobile marketing start-up ZipDial

20 Jan 2015

Goldcorp acquires Probe Mines

Goldcorp acquires Probe Mines

20 Jan 2015

Kotak Mahindra-ING Vysya M&A under CCI lens: Chawla

20 Jan 2015

Piramal to soon acquire US injectables maker Coldstream

19 Jan 2015

Google Inc in acquisition discussion with mobile-payments company Softcard: reports

17 Jan 2015

Essar exits telecom business monetising $6 billion

Essar exits telecom business monetising $6 billion

17 Jan 2015

Cayman Islands-based Essar Global Fund Ltd is a global investor controlling a number of world-class assets in core sectors of energy, infrastructure, shipping and BPO

Marans exit SpiceJet, transfer ownership to Ajay Singh

Marans exit SpiceJet, transfer ownership to Ajay Singh

15 Jan 2015

Like Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet too was on the brink of collapse, till help came from Ajay Singh, who helped set up the low-cost carrier in 2005

Ajay Singh, JPMorgan begin talks with SEBI on SpiceJet future

Ajay Singh, JPMorgan begin talks with SEBI on SpiceJet future

14 Jan 2015

Potential investors including co-founder Ajay Singh and US-based JPMorgan have begun discussions with the Securities and Exchange Board of India over their investment plan for the cash-strapped airline

RBI okays special price for closure of Tata-DoCoMo JV

14 Jan 2015

Roche to acquire Foundation Medicine in a $1-bn deal

Roche to acquire Foundation Medicine in a $1-bn deal

13 Jan 2015

Roche, the world's largest seller of cancer drugs, is acquiring over half of  biotechnology diagnostics researcher Foundation Medicine, in a deal valued at $ 1 billion

Twitter in talks to acquire ZipDial: reports

13 Jan 2015

Indian startup Zomato acquires US-based rival Urbanspoon

13 Jan 2015