M&A

Bain Capital to buy German elevator components maker Wittur for $750 mn

24 Dec 2014

Stryker weighs $15 bn bid for British medical device maker Smith & Nephew

Stryker weighs $15 bn bid for British medical device maker Smith & Nephew

24 Dec 2014

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies offering a diverse array of medical devices, including reconstructive implants, medical and surgical equipment, and neurotechnology and spine products

Novartis-GSK business deal gets CCI nod

23 Dec 2014

UltraTech to buy Jaiprakash’s 2 cement plants for Rs5,400 cr

23 Dec 2014

Australian cinema chain The Hoyts Group sold to China’s ID Leisure International

23 Dec 2014

Oracle to buy online/offline purchases tracking start-up Datalogix

23 Dec 2014

Afren Plc receives takeover offer from Seplat Petroleum

22 Dec 2014

Ferrovial SA backs out of $830 mn buyout bid for Transfield Services

22 Dec 2014

Insurer XL Group to acquire rival Catlin for $2.5 bn: report

22 Dec 2014

Murdoch’s News Corp buys Mumbai IT startup BigDecisions

22 Dec 2014

Fortress Investment Group explores sale of TRAC Intermodal for more than $1.7 bn

20 Dec 2014

Thai Union Frozen to buy US rival Bumble Bee Seafoods for $1.5 bn

20 Dec 2014

Madison Dearborn Partners in talks to buy majority stake in Walgreen’s infusion business for $1 bn

20 Dec 2014

American Apparel said to receive buyout proposal from Irving Place Capital

20 Dec 2014

Xerox to sell ITO arm to French IT services company Atos for $1.05 bn

20 Dec 2014

Roche to buy Austrian biotechnology company Dutalys in $489 mn deal

20 Dec 2014

Couche-Tard to buy smaller US rival The Pantry for $861 mn

19 Dec 2014

Dr Reddy’s acquires quit-tobacco patch Habitrol from Novartis

19 Dec 2014

Barrick Gold to suspend Zambian copper mining operations due to high royalty

19 Dec 2014

NJJ Capital to buy Swiss mobile phone operator Orange Switzerland for $2.9 bn

18 Dec 2014

French rail operator SNCF mulls buying UK government stake in Eurostar

French rail operator SNCF mulls buying UK government stake in Eurostar

18 Dec 2014

French rail operator SNCF is mulling using its pre-emption rights to buy the 40-per cent stake in Eurostar International Limited, the high-speed train service connecting London with Paris and Brussels, put for sale by partners

Royal Dutch Shell to sell some Norwegian downstream business to Finnish fuel firm ST1

18 Dec 2014

Carrefour says billionaire Abilio Diniz buys10% in Brazilian subsidiary for $663 mn

18 Dec 2014

Snapdeal in talks to buy online inventory and order tracking start-up Unicommerce

Snapdeal in talks to buy online inventory and order tracking start-up Unicommerce

18 Dec 2014

The move comes less than two months after Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank agreed to invest $627 million in Snapdeal for a 30-per cent stake, making it the single-largest investment in an e-commerce company

Australia’s Leighton to sell 50% of services business to US PE firm Apollo for A$700 mn

18 Dec 2014