M&A

Government nominates two directors to IFCI board

05 Jan 2013

Sahara used OFCD money to buy hotel

05 Jan 2013

NCR acquires software-maker uGenius Technology to boost its video ATM technology

05 Jan 2013

Vodafone gets reminder over tax dues

05 Jan 2013

Qatar’s Al Jazeera buys US cable channel Current TV

Qatar’s Al Jazeera buys US cable channel Current TV

04 Jan 2013

Qatari state-owned Al Jazeera plans to launch a new US news channel, which will be based in New York and cover over 40 million households once it commences broadcasting in 2013

Australian regulator expresses concern over Virgin-Tiger merger

04 Jan 2013

Buffet’s MidAmerican acquires two solar projects in California for $2.5 billion

Buffet’s MidAmerican acquires two solar projects in California for $2.5 billion

04 Jan 2013

Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co is setting up two solar projects in California that would be the world’s largest photovoltaic makers

Microsoft acquires start-up id8 Group R2 Studios Inc: Reports

03 Jan 2013

US car rental firm Avis acquires Zipcar for $500 mn

03 Jan 2013

Geometric acquires Germany's 3Cap Technologies

Geometric acquires Germany's 3Cap Technologies

03 Jan 2013

Geometric, in which billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjunwala is the largest stakeholder, has acquired  Munich-based automotive industry electronics engineering IT specialist, 3Cap Technologies GmbH

ArcelorMittal to sell $1.1 bn stake in Canadian iron ore mine to Posco, China Steel

ArcelorMittal to sell $1.1 bn stake in Canadian iron ore mine to Posco, China Steel

02 Jan 2013

ArcelorMittal, battling sluggish steel demand, is looking to offload a 15 per cent stake in Canada's Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure as part of a process to cut debt

Godrej Consumer Products arm acquires Colgate-Palmolive's Soft & Gentle brand in UK

01 Jan 2013

Carlyle-led consortium to acquire financial advisory firm Duff & Phelps for $666.5 mn

31 Dec 2012

Toshiba to sell stake in N-power firm Westinghouse

28 Dec 2012

‘PE funds quadrupled healthcare investment this year’

27 Dec 2012

Clariant Chemicals sells part of India business to SK Capital for Rs3,029 cr

Clariant Chemicals sells part of India business to SK Capital for Rs3,029 cr

27 Dec 2012

Clariant Chemicals (India) has production facilities for manufacturing textile chemicals, paper specialties and emulsion products at Roha, Maharashtra

Carlyle to sell Japanese drug capsule maker Qualicaps to MCHC for $660 million

26 Dec 2012

Carlyle and KKR in lead to buy Reynolds and Reynolds for $5 bn: report

26 Dec 2012

London Stock Exchange trims offer for clearing house LCH.Clearnet

26 Dec 2012

Qatar Petroleum eyes ADB stake in Petronet LNG

26 Dec 2012

Billabong takeover moves to the next stage

24 Dec 2012

US online travel firm Expedia to buy controlling stake in Germany’s trivago for $632 mn

22 Dec 2012

British insurer Aviva sells US unit for £1.1 bn

21 Dec 2012

GE to buy the aerospace-parts business of Italy’s Avio for $4.3 bn

21 Dec 2012

NYSE Euronext and ICE in $8.2-bn merger

NYSE Euronext and ICE in $8.2-bn merger

21 Dec 2012

The merger would combine two leading exchange groups to create a global exchange operator across diversified markets including agricultural, energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities and derivatives, forex and interest rates