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Motorola explores three-way split
13 Nov 2009
United Technologies to acquire GE Security for $1.82 billion
13 Nov 2009
UTC, the maker of Carrier air conditioners, Otis elevators, Pratt & Whitney jet engine and Sikorsky Aircraft plans to boost its fire and security business through the acquisition
Playboy again reportedly up for sale
13 Nov 2009
British Airways and Iberia agree to $7 billion merger
13 Nov 2009
The combined business will be led by BA’s CEO, Willie Walsh, and a management team chosen equally from each airline
British Airways and Iberia agree to $7 billion merger
13 Nov 2009
The combined business will be led by BA’s CEO, Willie Walsh, and a management team chosen equally from each airline
British Airways and Iberia agree to $7 billion merger
13 Nov 2009
The combined business will be led by BA’s CEO, Willie Walsh, and a management team chosen equally from each airline
British Airways and Iberia agree to $7 billion merger
13 Nov 2009
The combined business will be led by BA’s CEO, Willie Walsh, and a management team chosen equally from each airline
Essar becomes largest cold steel roller with completion of Shree Precoated Steel acquisition
12 Nov 2009
Shree Renuka Sugars to acquire Brazilian Vale Do Ivai Rs1,112 crore
12 Nov 2009
The country’s largest sugar refiner with a capacity of 4,000 tons a day, will be first Indian sugar company making an overseas acquisition.
HP to acquire networking-gear maker 3Com for $2.7 billion
12 Nov 2009
HP will be competing with Cisco Systems, Siemens, Alcatel and Emulex in the global network equipment market, which includes routers and switches
Google to acquire ad firm AdMob
11 Nov 2009
Thomson Reuters under EC's monopoly abuse probe
11 Nov 2009
The EC will investigate Thomson Reuters' practices of real-time market datafeeds, and whether customers or competitors are prevented from translating Reuters Instrument Codes to codes of other datafeed suppliers
RIL scouts for global acquisitions
11 Nov 2009
RIL is reported to have been approached by investment banks with several global proposals including one for US energy giant ConocoPhilips’ refining assets, Volero, and assets of British Petroleum in Gulf of Mexico
Logitech acquires LifeSize Communications for $405 million
11 Nov 2009
Swiss computer peripherals maker Logitech plans to take on rival Cisco Systems and Tandberg in the highly competitive video-conferencing equipment market
E.ON sells German power grid to TenneT for $1.65 billion
11 Nov 2009
In its bid to create an integrated power transmission network in Europe, Dutch state-owned grid operator TenneT BV plans to buy E.ON AG's extra high-voltage power transmission network
Tandberg shareholders want Cisco to sweeten bid
10 Nov 2009
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