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UK government to sell Northern Rock to Virgin Money in a £1 billion deal
17 Nov 2011
The UK will sell mortgage lender Northern Rock's banking business to Richard Branson's Virgin Money in a deal worth upto £1 billion
Lupin to acquire Japan’s I'rom Pharmaceutical
17 Nov 2011
SK Telecom to acquire 21.05-% stake in Hynix for $3 bn
15 Nov 2011
South Korea's third-largest conglomerate has bought the stake from nine creditor banks-turned-Hynix shareholders.
SK Telecom to acquire 21.05-% stake in Hynix for $3 bn
15 Nov 2011
South Korea's third-largest conglomerate has bought the stake from nine creditor banks-turned-Hynix shareholders.
Universal Music, Sony to buy EMI from Citigroup for $4.1 billion
14 Nov 2011
EMI, the 114 year-old London-based gramophone company that was home to artists like the Beatles and Pink Floyd, was sold over the weekend in an auction to Vivendi's Universal Music Group and Sony for $4.1 billion
Caterpillar offers to buy China’s ERA Mining Machinery for $885 million
11 Nov 2011
After acquiring mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc for $8.6 billion last November, Caterpillar moves to consolidate its position in the mining segment through the Chinese acquisition.
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