M&A
Sharp denies plan to sell Sakai solar cell plant
16 Aug 2012
TCS acquires Pune-based strt-up for Rs188 crore
16 Aug 2012
Carlyle Group to buy Getty Images for $3.3 bn
16 Aug 2012
Carlyle Group, the world’s second-largest private-equity firm, has teamed up with the management of Getty Images Inc to buy the world's biggest stock-photo agency from Hellman & Friedman
Google to buy Frommer brand of travel guidebooks
14 Aug 2012
Pfizer files IPO for animal health unit Zoetis Inc
14 Aug 2012
Pfizer yesterday filed for an initial public offering (IPO) for its animal health unit Zoetis Inc, as part of its plan to pay off debt and focus on its core busines
BP to sell California refinery to Tesoro Corp for $2.5 billion
13 Aug 2012
BP will sell the ARCO retail brand rights and exclusively license the rights from Tesoro for Northern California, Oregon and Washington and continue to produce transportation fuels at its Cherry Point, Washington refinery
RIM looking to sell NewBay: report
13 Aug 2012
Sun Pharma to buy out Israel’s Taro for $571 million
13 Aug 2012
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to a new offer of Sun Pharma, which already owns 66.3 per cent of Taro, to pay $39.50 per share for the remaining stake held by Taro’s minority shareholders
Republicans see red in proposed Wanxiang-A123 Systems green deal
10 Aug 2012
Nasdaq-listed A123 Systems develops and manufactures advanced Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and energy storage systems that deliver high power, energy density and long life
IBM eyes RIM’s enterprise division: report
10 Aug 2012
AstraZeneca to pay Bristol-Myers Squibb $135 mn more for Amylin drug rights
10 Aug 2012
AstraZeneca will pay the $135 million to Bristol-Myers Squibb after the anti-trust and other competition regulators approve the acquisition of Amylin
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