M&A

Google acquires social games developer Slide

Google acquires social games developer Slide

05 Aug 2010

Slide, which claims a monthly user count of 27 million unique custmers in over 200 countries, also develops virtual community applications like SuperPoke Pets, Top Fish, SPP Range and SuperPocus Academy of Magic.

ArcelorMittal in talks to buy Brazil’s MMX iron ore assets

04 Aug 2010

RBS to sell 318 branches to Spain’s Santander for £1.65 billion

04 Aug 2010

UK’s Independent exits Jagran Prakashan with stake sale

04 Aug 2010

Network18 ties up with A&E of US for popular channels

04 Aug 2010

Adani Group to invest $25-30 bn after Australian acquisition

04 Aug 2010

Citigroup to divest world's largest net bank, Egg Plc, for £500 million

04 Aug 2010

GMR Infra refinances $737 million bridge loan ahead of sale of InterGen

04 Aug 2010

UK’s TLG Capital takes 36-% stake in Re-feel Cartridge for $5 million

04 Aug 2010

BP to sell Colombian oil assets to Ecopetrol, Talisman for $1.9 billion

04 Aug 2010

UK’s Shire to buy Belgium's GI drug specialist Movetis for €428 million

04 Aug 2010

Chinese businessman bids for Liverpool Football Club

04 Aug 2010

Abu Dhabi fund joins Morgan Stanley to bid for UK Channel Tunnel rail link

03 Aug 2010

HTC’s Android powered smartphone Wifire debuts in India

03 Aug 2010

Adani bags $2.7-billion deal to acquire Australian coal mine

Adani bags $2.7-billion deal to acquire Australian coal mine

03 Aug 2010

Adani will make a down payment of around A$500 million (US$455 million) in addition to an A$2 per tonne production-linked royalty payment extending up to 20 years

Washington Post sells Newsweek to Dr Sidney Harman

Washington Post sells Newsweek to Dr Sidney Harman

03 Aug 2010

Electronics tycoon Harman, 91, , who co-invented the first integrated audio receiver, outbid three other bidders including hedge fund Avenue Capital Group and investment firm OpenGate Capital

Canada’s Kinross Gold to buy Red Back Mining for $7.1 billion

03 Aug 2010

HgCapital acquires Italian software company TeamSystem for €565 million

03 Aug 2010

Telecom New Zealand plans demerger to join government’s broadband initiative

03 Aug 2010

Bilcare AG to acquire Ineos’ Global Films business for Rs607 crore

02 Aug 2010

China’s Geely completes $1.8-bn acquisition of Ford’s Volvo Cars

02 Aug 2010

Shareholders push Dana to discuss £1.7-bn takeover offer with KNOC

02 Aug 2010

NTT DoCoMo to buy the rest of PacketVideo for $111.6 million

02 Aug 2010

Eurazeo in exclusive talks to sell B&B Hotels to Carlyle for at least €485 million

02 Aug 2010

Malaysian magnate offers to buy power firm Tanjong for $1.5 billion

Malaysian magnate offers to buy power firm Tanjong for $1.5 billion

02 Aug 2010

Tanjong’s power business, managed by Powertek Bhd and its subsidiaries has a total power generation capacity of nearly 4,000 megawatts (MW) from 13 plants spread over South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East