M&A
Cipla buys 14.6% stake in Chase Pharma to support Alzheimer treatment
12 May 2014
The disease costs the US alone $203 billion annually with projections to reach $1.2 trillion by 2050
BSkyB in talks to merge 21st Century Fox Pay-TV assets in Germany and Italy
12 May 2014
BSkyB believes at the right value, the combination would have the potential to create a world-class multinational pay TV group
HSBC to sell Pakistan operations to Meezan Bank
10 May 2014
The sale comes seven months after HSBC aborted the sale of its Pakistan operations to Karachi-based JS Bank Limited, which failed to secure regulatory approvals
United Spirits to sell Whyte & Mackay to Philippines-based Emperador for $729 mn
10 May 2014
United Spirits Ltd, India’s largest spirits company, has struck a deal to sell its Whyte & Mackay scotch whisky unit to Philippines-based Emperador
Essar Global Fund wins shareholders approval to buy Essar Energy
10 May 2014
London-based Essar Energy owns the Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, the second-largest private sector refinery in India, the Stanlow refinery in the UK, a 50-per cent stake in the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited
Omnicom, Publicis call off $35 billion merger
09 May 2014
Both companies decided to terminate their proposed merger in view of difficulties and complexities of the transaction
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
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