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Sebi exempts Etihad from making open offer in Jet deal
08 May 2014
Sebi has exempted Etihad from making a mandatory public offer, saying its acquisition ' of a 24-per cent stake in Jet Airways did not amount to a change in ownership
Mondelez and D E Master Blenders to merge coffee business
08 May 2014
Two of the world’s largest coffee sellers, Mondelez International Inc and D.E Master Blenders, are merging their coffee business to create the world's biggest pure-play coffee company with annual sales of $7.3 billion.
Pfizer seeks to allay fears over AstraZeneca deal
07 May 2014
Pfizer says the merger with AstraZeneca would bolster innovative science and speed up the development of new treatments
Pfizer seeks to allay fears over AstraZeneca deal
07 May 2014
Pfizer says the merger with AstraZeneca would bolster innovative science and speed up the development of new treatments
Pfizer seeks to allay fears over AstraZeneca deal
07 May 2014
Pfizer says the merger with AstraZeneca would bolster innovative science and speed up the development of new treatments
Siemens, Mitsubishi in metals alliance
07 May 2014
The JV with approximately 9,000 employees, will focus fully on iron, steel and aluminum industries
Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Retail in "merger of equals" talks
07 May 2014
British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and specialist electrical products retailer Dixons Retail are close to announcing a merger of equals, creating an entity valued at around £3.7 billion
Rolls-Royce to sell energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for $1.33 bn
07 May 2014
The business being sold supplies aero-derivative gas turbines, compressor systems and related services to customers in the oil and gas and power generation sectors
Concept PR acquires I:Connect Enterprises
07 May 2014
Sterigenics raises bid for Canadian isotope supplier Nordion to $758 mn
06 May 2014
Nordion is one of the world's leading producers of molybdenum-99, an isotope used in medical imaging and a leading provider of sterilisation technologies and medical isotopes used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases
GE offers to buy shares in two of Alstom's Indian subsidiaries for Rs2,336 crore
05 May 2014
GE, which aims to generate 70 per cent of its earnings from industrial businesses, will proceed with the tender offers only if its bid for Alstom's energy arm is successful
Godrej & Boyce acquires Somany’s PU foam unit
05 May 2014
Godrej & Boyce has completed the acquisition of the polyurethane foam business of Somany Foam Ltd, a container glass manufacturing company
Facebook acquires Finnish fitness app Moves
03 May 2014
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