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China Mengniu to buy Australia infant food maker Bellamy's for $1 billion
16 Sep 2019
The deal provides Mengniu with a prized consumer brand with a vast market, including China, while for Bellamy’s investors it opens up the Chinese market
Malaysia’s Axiata, Telenor call off merger move
11 Sep 2019
Hong Kong Exchanges bids $39 bn for London Stock Exchange
11 Sep 2019
LSE CEO David Schwimmer has said that big bang takeovers in exchanges are difficult due to political concerns and LSE’s move to diversify
Rana Kapoor in talks to sell Yes Bank stake to Paytm
10 Sep 2019
The deal, however, is yet to finalised as Paytm owner Sharma is still evaluating the pros and cons of the deal, which involves a lot of complexities, including promoter ownership shareholding as also regulatory challenges
Patanjali finally gets hold of Ruchi Soya
09 Sep 2019
Amazon acquires 49% stake in Future Coupons
23 Aug 2019
The move by American giant Amazon to acquire a stake in Future Coupons is heating up the retail scenario in India, especially with Walmart also planning major expansion and Reliance Retail joining hands with small-time retailers
Amazon to acquire 10% stake in Future Retail
13 Aug 2019
Under the agreement, Amazon will have the option to buy more shares from Kishore Biyani, Future Retail’s founder and chairman, giving the US e-commerce firm an edge over rival Flipkart and the planned e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail
Saudi Aramco to buy 20% in RIL's oil-to-chemical business for $75 bn
12 Aug 2019
Saudi Aramco will supply 500,00 barrels of crude oil a day to RIL's Jamnagar refinery under the long-term partnership
MasterCard to buy most of payments company Nets for $3.19 billion
07 Aug 2019
The acquisition of majority of Nets’ Corporate Services business will provide more depth and scale to MasterCard’s `Send and Transfast’ technologies that deliver cross-border payments to bank accounts, mobile wallets and cards
LSE to buy financial tech firm Refinitiv in $27 bn deal
01 Aug 2019
The deal will see the Blackstone-led consortium doubling the value of its investment in Refinitiv and the consortium of investment funds affiliated with Blackstone and Thomson Reuters ending up with about 37 per cent economic interest in LSEG and less than 30 per cent of the total voting rights of LSEG
Zee promoters sell 11% stake to Invesco Oppenheimer for Rs4,224 cr
01 Aug 2019
The funds raised will help the broadcaster buy time with lenders as a standstill agreement the group entered into with lenders expires on 30 September 2019
Telecom ministry okays merger of MTNL with BSNL
30 Jul 2019
MTNL, which operates only in the Mumbai and Delhi circles, will become a subsidiary of BSNL following the merger, says a report in the Business Line
Apple to acquire most of Intel’s smartphone modem business
26 Jul 2019
Almost 2,200 employees from Intel will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases as Intel shifts focus on 5G technologies that will enable disruptive innovation in the network infrastructure
IBM completes $34-billion acquisition of Red Hat
10 Jul 2019
The acquisition positions IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider and accelerates IBM's high-value business model, while extending Red Hat's open source innovation to a broader range of clients
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