M&A
ArcelorMittal spins off stainless steel business
27 Jan 2011
3i picks up minority stake in BVG India
27 Jan 2011
EU regulator approves Intel’s $7.68-bn McAfee acquisition
27 Jan 2011
Intel has committed not to actively impede competitors' security solutions from running on Intel CPUs or chipsets in exchange for regulatory approval
Mahindras buy undisclosed stake in East India Co
25 Jan 2011
L&T to split into nine separate units
25 Jan 2011
The nine companies will be in the area of power, hydrocarbons, machinery and products, switchgear, heavy engineering, infrastructure, building and factories, metals and minerals and electrical businesses
Rio Tinto's $3.9 billion bid gets backing of full board of Riversdale
24 Jan 2011
Although Misra has backed the Rio Tinto bid as a Riversdale director and not as a Tata representative on the board, Tata's capital constraints make it an unlikely counterbidder
No problems with IPO, but merger wrong: Vodafone
24 Jan 2011
Vodafone versus Essar: who will prove right?
24 Jan 2011
Foods firm RockTenn to buy Smurfit-Stone for $3.5-bn
24 Jan 2011
The strategic transaction, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will create a $9 billion company in the North American paperboard packaging market
Ranjit Boparan wins control of UK’s Northern Foods for £342 million
22 Jan 2011
Boparan made a £342 million all-cash offer for the Leeds-based food manufacturer against Ireland-based Greencore group's £236 million proposal
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