M&A
Telefonica sells 4.56 % stake in China Unicom for $1.4 bn
11 Jun 2012
Telefónica, which held a near 10-per cent stake in China Unicom, will still hold around 5 per cent stake in China’s second-largest mobile phone operator
GlaxoSmithKline extends $2.6 billion offer for Human Genome Sciences
09 Jun 2012
No rival bids have emerged so far since GSK has invested $125 million in an ongoing research partnership with HGS and the two are collaborating on the development of three drugs
Heineken acquires Belgian cider maker Stassen SA
09 Jun 2012
Based in Aubel, Belgium, Stassen is one of Europe’s largest cider producers, making and distributing a range of ciders - flavoured, alcohole-free - and sparkling fruit juices
Rolls-Royce buys out JV Aero Engine Controls
09 Jun 2012
HSBC to sell Greek stock broking business
08 Jun 2012
Chesapeake Energy in talks to sell pipeline assets to GIP for over $4 bn: report
07 Jun 2012
Chesapeake, which is facing a cash shortfall of several billion dollars due to low gas prices, has curtailed its drilling in some fields
Google acquires mobile app Quickoffice
07 Jun 2012
Texas-based Quickoffice is a global leader in mobile office solutions and provides solutions for Android, iPhone, iPad, HP webOS and Symbian platforms
Oracle acquires social intelligence firm Collective Intellect
06 Jun 2012
The acquisition is a part of Oralce's strategy to augment cloud-based computing, and comes less than a fortnight after it announced its acquisition of cloud-based marketing firm Virtue
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