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Barclays in court battle over London hotels
20 Mar 2012
UPS to acquire European rival TNT Express for $6.85 billion
19 Mar 2012
TNT holds a 9.6-per cent market share in Europe, while UPS holds 7.7 per cent, bringing the combined stake to 17.3 per cent and on par with rival DHL's 17.6 per cent
Vista Equity Partners to acquire Misys for £1.27 bn
19 Mar 2012
British banking software services firm Misys today agreed to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for £1.27 billion ($2 billion), after its Swiss rival Temenos backed out from merger talks
Bell Canada to acquire Astral Media for $3.4 billion
17 Mar 2012
Bell Canada yesterday struck a deal to buy Astral Media, the owner of cable television channels including HBO Canada, for $3.4 billion to expand into the Canadian media market
Bell Canada to acquire Astral Media for $3.4 billion
17 Mar 2012
Bell Canada yesterday struck a deal to buy Astral Media, the owner of cable television channels including HBO Canada, for $3.4 billion to expand into the Canadian media market
Cisco in talks to buy NDS for $5 billion: report
15 Mar 2012
Buy Telenor stake or opt out of JV, CLB tells Unitech
14 Mar 2012
Telenor and Unitech have been involved in a bitter spat over the last 12 months regarding the method for raising funds for expansion
Azim Premji Trust to sell 1.4% Wipro stake; net Rs1,500 cr
13 Mar 2012
The trust plans to use the money raised through the sale of shares to improve the quality of school education
CNN in talks to buy technology news site Mashable for $200 mn: report
13 Mar 2012
If the CNN-Mashable deal goes through, it would be CNN’s biggest acquisition to date, since its acquisition of popular news reader app for Apple’s iPad, Zite in 2011.
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