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Autonomy acquisition ousts HP chairman, two directors
05 Apr 2013
Three members of Hewlett-Packard board, including its chairman Raymond J Lane have resigned, just two weeks following their narrow re-election
Walt Disney to shut video game production company LucasArts
05 Apr 2013
It has also been moving away from making games for consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and had already moved to the licensing model
Qatar’s Hassad Food buys majority stake in Bush Foods Overseas for Rs544.50 crore
04 Apr 2013
This is the second time an overseas company is buying majority stake in an Indian basmati rice company after US-based McCormick acquired an 85 per cent stake in a joint venture with Kohinoor Foods in 2011
Nasdaq buys eSpeed trading platform for $750 mn
02 Apr 2013
The acquisition of eSpeed will give Nasdaq OMX a strong entry point in the electronic fixed income business - one of the largest and most liquid cash markets in the world
L&T completes acquisition of Audco India
01 Apr 2013
ONGC, Oil India table $5-bn bid for Videocon, Anadarko gas field in Mozambique
01 Apr 2013
Under chairman Sudhir Vasudeva ONGC has gone on an overseas acquisition bid in order to augment its ageing oil fields.
Dell board recommends sale; rejects `risky’ leveraged recap
30 Mar 2013
A special committee set up by Dell’s board also said Michael Dell was willing to explore the possibility of working with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals
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