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Japanese shareholders approve new Olympus board
21 Apr 2012
Aspen to buy GSK’s international OTC brands
20 Apr 2012
Icahn wins $2.26-bn takeover battle with CVR Energy board
20 Apr 2012
CVR Energy Inc yesterday paved the way for billionaire-activist investor Carl Icahn to proceed with his $2.26-billion takeover offer by withdrawing its poison pill defence
Essar Group plans to sell BPO firm Aegis
19 Apr 2012
Nestle close to buying Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $9 billion
18 Apr 2012
Pfizer acquired the infant-nutrition division in its $68-billion takeover of Wyeth in 2009, and since early July 2011, has been planning to divst it and focus on its core biopharmaceutical products
Anheuser Busch InBev buys 51 % of Dominican brewer CND for $1.237 bn
17 Apr 2012
Anheuser Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, will buy a 51-per cent stake in Dominican brewer Cervecería Nacional Dominicana SA from two sellers for $1.237 billion
Essel Group has no plans to hike stake in IVRCL
17 Apr 2012
Piramal Healthcare buys Bayer’s molecular imaging and research portfolio
16 Apr 2012
The acquisition includes Florbetaben, a drug candidate for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease that is in the final stages of clinical trials, with potential to generate annual revenues of $1.5 billion
GDF Suez to buy British utility International Power for $10 billion
16 Apr 2012
French energy giant GDF Suez today raised its bid to $10 billion for the remaining 30 per cent of International Power Plc it does not already own
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