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HP to acquire smartphone maker Palm for $1.2bn
29 Apr 2010
Hewlett-Packard yesterday agreed to buy Palm Inc, a one-time leading player in the smartphone market, for $1.2 billion in an all-cash deal.
HP to acquire smartphone maker Palm for $1.2bn
29 Apr 2010
Hewlett-Packard yesterday agreed to buy Palm Inc, a one-time leading player in the smartphone market, for $1.2 billion in an all-cash deal.
MTN set to buy Egypt's Orascom
28 Apr 2010
The deal, valued at an estimated $9 billion deal, could extend MTN's reach to fast-growing markets in Algeria, Pakistan and untapped North Korea.
Jay Shree Tea enters Africa with three tea estate acquisitions
27 Apr 2010
Jay Shree Tea and Industries Ltd (JTIL), one of India’s biggest tea producers is acquiring three tea estates in Africa at a total cost of Rs30 crore, adding 5.3 million kg to the Kolkata-based tea manufacturer’s current production of 23.5 million kg
Smartacquires NextWindow
26 Apr 2010
EID Parry acquires 65-per cent stake in GMR Industries
26 Apr 2010
EID Parry is among the larger manufacturers in the sugar industry and last year had acquired 76 per cent in Karnataka-based Sadashiva Sugars
Visa to acquire CyberSource for $2 billion
22 Apr 2010
Visa’s offer of $26 per share amounting to $2 billion for all of the outstanding shares of CyberSource is its largest acquisition since the company went public in 2008
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