M&A

Wipro to acquire Brazil engineering firm

11 May 2011

Apollo Global Management to buy American Idol owner for $509 million

11 May 2011

UK regulator rejects Chinese N-power firm's reduced bid for Kalahari Minerals

11 May 2011

Essar Shipping to demerge; ports split from shipping, oilfields

10 May 2011

Noble Group may sell some Australian coal assets to Gloucester Coal

09 May 2011

Alkermes to buy Elan Drug Technologies for $960 million

09 May 2011

Jyothy launches open offer for Henkel India buyout

Jyothy launches open offer for Henkel India buyout

09 May 2011

Jyothy Laboratories today launched its open offer for a 20-per cent additional stake in Henkel India at Rs41.2 a share

Cross border M&A deals in India touch $4.4 billion in April

06 May 2011

Jyoti to buy 51 per cent of Henkel India for Rs119 crore

Jyoti to buy 51 per cent of Henkel India for Rs119 crore

06 May 2011

Jyoti Laboratories, on Thursday, also refuted press reports to the effect that the company was selling a major stake to a private equity fund

Cairn Energy to sell 40 per cent stake in Indian arm to Vedanta

05 May 2011

PE players to acquire 26 per cent in Jyothy Laboratories

05 May 2011

Defence contractor Esterline may buy French rival for $715 million

05 May 2011

Chevron to buy Marcellus Shale acreage

04 May 2011

Jet Airways pays part of Rs478-crore dues to Sahara: report

Jet Airways pays part of Rs478-crore dues to Sahara: report

04 May 2011

Jet airways is reported to have paid Rs275 crore of the Rs478-crore the Bombay HC today asked it to pay the Sahara group for default in its obligations toward the Rs1,450 crore take-over of Sahara Airlines

Dabur acquires herbal energiser brand ‘30-Plus’ from Ajanta Pharma

03 May 2011

Adani Group acquires Australian port for $2 billion

Adani Group acquires Australian port for $2 billion

03 May 2011

The Adani Group plans to raise the handling capacity of the port from 50 million tonnes to 80 MT to facilitate the shipment of coal from its Australian mines to India

Teva trumps Valeant with a $6.8-bn deal to acquire Cephalon

Teva trumps Valeant with a $6.8-bn deal to acquire Cephalon

02 May 2011

Trumping a hostile bid by Valeant Pharmaceuticals Teva will acquire specialty pharma company Cephalon

DuPont raises offer price for Danisco to $6.64 billion

DuPont raises offer price for Danisco to $6.64 billion

30 Apr 2011

DuPont raised its offer to 700 Danish crowns per share ($139.28) and also reduced the minimum number of shares required to be tendered to 80 per cent for acceptance.

Rio Tinto plans to de-list Riversdale

30 Apr 2011

Total to acquire 60 per cent in SunPower for $1.37 billion

Total to acquire 60 per cent in SunPower for $1.37 billion

29 Apr 2011

Total will also provide SunPower with up to $1 billion in credit support to guarantee repayment obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in connection with its businesses over the next five years.

Exelon Corporation acquires Constellation in $7.7 billion deal

Exelon Corporation acquires Constellation in $7.7 billion deal

28 Apr 2011

In the past Exelon made three attempts to buy other power companies since 2003, with Constellation being the target of two failed bids

Polaris enters cloud computing space through strategic investment in IdenTrust

28 Apr 2011

Biocon to divest stake in Germany's AxiCorp

Biocon to divest stake in Germany's AxiCorp

28 Apr 2011

Biocon Ltd had acquired a controlling stake in the German drug distributor in a bid to market its bio-similar drugs in Europe

J&J to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for $21.3 billion

J&J to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for $21.3 billion

27 Apr 2011

Johnson & Johnson expects the acquisition to create the world's most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedics business

News Corp may sell MySpace for $100 million: report

News Corp may sell MySpace for $100 million: report

27 Apr 2011

The social networking site, which Rupert Murdock-controlled News Corp bought for over $580 million in 2005, reported an operating loss of $156 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2010 alone