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ONGC's $5-bn plan for ConocoPhillips' Canadian assets hits roadblock
04 Sep 2012
ONGC's investments in Iran and Sudan, against whom the US has imposed trade sanctions, is likely to hit its attempts to acquire oil sands assets in Canada
Tech Mahindra acquires Hutchison’s BPO arm for $87 million
04 Sep 2012
Tech Mahindra today announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in business process outsourcing firm Hutchison Global Services Private Limited for $87.1 million in cash
Germany's Fresenius drops $4.09 bn bid for rival Rhoen-Klinikum
04 Sep 2012
German health care company Fresenius SE today said that it will not make a fresh bid for rival Rhoen-Klinikum, dropping plans to create the largest private-sector hospital operator in Germany
US Airways and bankrupt AMR evaluate potential merger
01 Sep 2012
AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group Inc are evaluating a potential merger that could match in size the world's largest airline, United Continental Holdings
BT raises Tech Mahindra divestment to 14.1 %
31 Aug 2012
The British company sold the sales through open market transactions on both BSE and NSE
Orchid sells API, R&D unit to Hospira for Rs1,113 crore to reduce debt
30 Aug 2012
The businesses sold accounted for around 23 per cent of the total sales of the company last year
BT sells part stake in Tech Mahindra for Rs556 crore
30 Aug 2012
The London-based £21-billion telecom giant, has been looking to divest its stake in Tech Mahindra since 2008, but had to put its plans on hold following the stock market collapse due to the global recession
Japanese AC maker Daikin to acquire Goodman Global for $3.7 bn
30 Aug 2012
JapaneseAC maker, Daikin Industries Ltd, yesterday finally struck a deal to buy US rival Goodman Global Inc, for $3.7 billion
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