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Zydus Cadila acquires Biochem Pharmaceuticals
21 Dec 2011
Medical device maker C R Bard acquires Lutonix
21 Dec 2011
Tokio Marine to buy US rival Delphi Financial for $2.7 bn
21 Dec 2011
The deal will afford Tokio Marine, which has spent more than $6 billion on overseas acquisitions since 2002, an entry into the US life insurance market
HSBC to sell $2.7-bn Japanese private banking unit to Credit Suisse
21 Dec 2011
HSBC Holdings is exiting private banking business in Japan by selling the unit to Credit Suisse Group AG.
AT&T drops proposed $39-bn T-Mobile USA takeover
20 Dec 2011
US regulators, lawmakers and AT&T's rivals opposed the proposed merger saying a merged AT&T - T Mobile would kill competition and lead to higher prices for consumers
Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal acquires $300-mn stake in Twitter
19 Dec 2011
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Company have acquired a strategic stake in microblogging site Twitter for $300 million
United Rentals to buy RSC Holdings for $4.2 billion
16 Dec 2011
United Rentals is buying its smaller rival RSC Holdings in a $4.2 billion deal that will create the largest rental equipment company in North America
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