M&A
Koch Industries to acquire Molex for $7.2 bn
10 Sep 2013
Koch Industries, the second-largest private corporation in the US with annual revenues of about $115 billion, is buying Molex Inc, a maker electronic, electrical and fibre optic interconnection systems
Japan's Suntory to pay $2.11 bn for GSK’s Lucozade, Ribena soft drink brands
10 Sep 2013
Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd yesterday agreed to buy the Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, for £1.35 billion in order to expand its soft drinks portfolio in Europe
American Tower to buy MIP Tower in $4.8-bn deal
07 Sep 2013
American Tower Corp, the owner of the biggest mobile tower network in the US, will add about 15,700 communication towers to its existing portfolio of 56,000 towers globally
Bank of America sells entire remaining stake in China Construction Bank for $1.47 bn
04 Sep 2013
Since 2011, BofA had sold part of the stake on three occasions and raised around $16.37 billion
ThyssenKrupp denies aborting Steel Americas sale
03 Sep 2013
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