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Bharti Airtel in talks to buy out Loop Mobile
17 Jan 2014
Bharti Airtel is in talks to buy out Mumbai-based Loop Mobile in a deal that would add about 3 million customers to Bharti's Mumbai customer portfolio
J&J to sell Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit to Carlyle for $4.15 bn
17 Jan 2014
US healthcare major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) yesterday agreed to sell its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) unit to private equity firm Carlyle Group for $4.15 billion.
IOC withdraws bid for Bengal’s ailing Haldia Petrochem
16 Jan 2014
IndianOil has informed the state government led by Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress that it has decided not to go ahead with the deal to buy the government’s 40-per cent stake in Haldia Petrochemicals
Toshiba to acquire 60% stake in UK nuclear venture NuGeneration
15 Jan 2014
With Toshiba in command, NuGeneration Ltd will move ahead with plans to build three nuclear reactors 400 km north-west of London
Shell to sell some North Sea oilfields to raise under divestment programme
15 Jan 2014
Despite its divestments Shell still expects to hit its target of $130 billion in capital expenditure between 2012 and 2015
RIL looking to buy Petronas stake in Venezuelan oil project
15 Jan 2014
Reliance Industries Ltd is looking at buying Petronas' 11-per cent stake in Venezuela's $20 billion Carabobo-1 project, one of oil-rich Venezuela's biggest petroleum project
Google to acquire Nest Labs, maker of smart devices
15 Jan 2014
Google is acquiring Nest Labs, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion, in a bid to enter the home automation segment
Japan's Suntory acquires US spirits maker Beam in $16-bn deal
14 Jan 2014
The deal creates the world's third-biggest premium spirits player with a portfolio of leading brands across key spirits categories, enhanced global reach and expertise in the fast-growing whisky category
Charter Communications offers $61 bn to buy Time Warner Cable
14 Jan 2014
Charter’s bid of $132.50 a share for the much larger Time Warner Cable represents one of the biggest takeover offers on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis
India looks for fresh oil sources overseas
14 Jan 2014
Sanofi unit Genzyme in alliance with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop RNAi therapeutics
13 Jan 2014
Novartis arm faces criminal case in Japan over exaggerated advertising
09 Jan 2014
Under Japanese law, anyone found guilty of exaggerated advertising can be punished with up to two years in prison or a fine of as much as ¥2 million
Future Retail not tying up with foreign supermarkets: Kishore Biyani
09 Jan 2014
Future Group managing director Kishore Biyani has scotched rumours that Future Retail Ltd, India’s largest retail company, is looking for a possible tie-up with a large foreign supermarket chain
Forest Labs acquires Aptalis for $2.9 bn
09 Jan 2014
The acquisition of Aptalis will help diversify Forest's pharmaceuticals portfolio while advancing its strategy to create blockbuster therapeutics
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