M&A
Nestle plans acquisitions, expansion in India
02 Jul 2010
Food and dairy products maker Nestle is mulling acquisitions in India with a view to expand its product line, and plans to launch more products in the coming days.
Fortis trumps Khazanah with $3.1-billion offer for Parkway
01 Jul 2010
Fortis, which holds around 25 per cent stake in Parkway Holdings, has offered to buy all of Parkway for S$3.8 a share, against Khazanah's offer of S$3.78 a share.
Essar Steel acquires Servosteel in UK
28 Jun 2010
Essar Steel today announced its acquisition of the 500,000 tpa Servosteel, the largest independent steel processor in the UK.
Essar Steel eyeing Egypt's Kandil: report
28 Jun 2010
GTL Infra, Reliance Communications in $11-billion tower business merger
28 Jun 2010
The Rs50,000-crore merger of GTL Infrastructure and Reliance Infratel will create the world's largest independent telecom infrastructure company.
Indian M&A at record $48 billion this year
28 Jun 2010
China's Wisco to buy 40 per cent in Riversdale's Mozambique coal project for $800 million
24 Jun 2010
Shree Renuka Sugars renegotiates Equipav deal
23 Jun 2010
BASF to acquire speciality chemicals maker Cognis for €3.1 billion
23 Jun 2010
The deal, one of the biggest this year in the chemical sector, will be the second-biggest acquisition for BASF, since it acquired Swiss rival Ciba for €3.8 billion in late 2008
Dow disclaims all liability for Bhopal disaster
22 Jun 2010
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