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JSW Energy to buy 2 Jaiprakash hydropower units in Himachal for Rs9,700 crore
17 Nov 2014
The acquisition of the 300 MW of Baspa II hydro-electric project and the 1,091 MW Karcham Wangtoo hydro project will make JSW Energy the largest private sector hydro-power generator in the country
BSkyB crops name to SkyTV after European deal
14 Nov 2014
Amec and Foster Wheeler merge in friendly $3.2-bn deal
14 Nov 2014
Gas and engineering project management company Amec has acquired its Swiss rival Foster Wheeler AG in a friendly $3.2 billion deal to form Amec Foster Wheeler PLC
Halliburton and Baker Hughes in merger talks
14 Nov 2014
US oilfield services providers Halliburton & Co and Baker Hughes Inc are in merger talks in a deal that will value the merged company at around $67 billion
Warren Buffett to buy Duracell from P&G in a stock swap deal worth $3 bn
14 Nov 2014
The divestment is part of Procter & Gamble's strategy to improve its financial performance by focusing on about 80 brands that generate 95 per cent of its profits
Big Fish Games being acquired by
13 Nov 2014
Hasbro in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG
13 Nov 2014
PE firms bid for Philips lighting business
13 Nov 2014
Philips had announced last month that it plans to split the company into two, separating its healthcare-lifestyle and lighting businesses
Actavis in talks to buy US Botox maker Allergan for around $60 billion: report
13 Nov 2014
Last week Allergan had said it was in talks with a suitor, without identifying ithe bidder, which was widely speculated as being Actavis
Yahoo! to acquire video ad company BrightRoll for $640 mn
12 Nov 2014
This is Yahoo’s second-biggest acquisition after it paid $1.1 billion in 2013 for New York-based social blogging site Tumblr
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