M&A
Apache Corp to buy ExxonMobil's North Sea assets for $1.75 bn
21 Sep 2011
Apache Corp, the second-largest independent oil and gas company in the US after Anadarko Petroleum, is buying oil giant ExxonMobil's assets to increase its North Sea production for about $1.75 billion in order.
Coal India plans more acquisitions in Mozambique
21 Sep 2011
Tyco International to split into three public firms
19 Sep 2011
The company said it intends to accomplish the separation by issuing tax-free stock dividends of the ADT and flow control businesses to shareholders, who would then own the three publicly traded companies.
GVK acquires majority stake in Australia's Hancock Coal for $1.26 billion
17 Sep 2011
GVK will invest an additional $10 billion (Rs47,490 crore) to develop the assets of Hancock Coal, which would make it the largest investment by an Indian company in Australia
Bharti Airtel Africa revenue to touch $5 billion by May 2013
14 Sep 2011
Telecom major Bharti Airtel says it expects it revenues to touch $5 billion (about Rs24,000 crore) from its Africa operations by May 2013
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