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Fox abandons Time Warner takeover bid
06 Aug 2014
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has abruptly terminated its attempt to acquire for Time Warner Inc
Telefonica offers to pay $8.9 bn for GVT
05 Aug 2014
The deal would create the largest telecom provider in Brazil
KKR makes revised $3.2-bn bid for Treasury Wine
04 Aug 2014
Fiat shareholders approve Chrysler merger
02 Aug 2014
IndiGo gets virtual FIPB nod to go ahead with FDI conversion
02 Aug 2014
IndiGo's holding company InterGlobe Aviation Ltd is currently 48-per cent owned by co-founder Rakesh Gangwal's US-based Caelum Investments and this investment falls under FDI
Reckitt Benckiser to spin off pharma business
28 Jul 2014
Reliance Power picks up Jaypee’s entire hydro assets for Rs15,000 cr
28 Jul 2014
The deal, upon completion, will make Reliance Power the largest generator of hydropower in the private sector, with 7,800 MW operating capacity by the end of the 2015 financial year
BSkyB acquires Fox’s pay-TV assets in Germany and Italy for $9 bn
25 Jul 2014
The sale of the pay-TV assets in Germany and Italy is seen as Murdoch's move to raise money to fund the takeover of Time Warner
Spanish lender BBVA to acquire Catalunya Banc
23 Jul 2014
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