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Warburg Pincus fails to sell its stake in WNS
19 Sep 2009
S African unions may block Bharti Airtel-MTN deal: report
19 Sep 2009
South African labour federation COSATU is reported to be trying to halt the Bharti-Airtel tie-up, though the treasury wants a deal.
Glaxo seeking stake in Dr Reddy’s: report
18 Sep 2009
Glaxo seeking stake in Dr Reddy’s: report
18 Sep 2009
Glaxo seeking stake in Dr Reddy’s: report
18 Sep 2009
SBI to ramp up overseas business; plans $1 billion acquisitions
18 Sep 2009
SBI is looking at acquisitions of up to $1 billion in the United Kingdom, where it expects to maintain a 40 per cent growth rate, says chairman O P Bhatt
Skype sale in cloud as Joltid files lawsuit
17 Sep 2009
ENRC in talks to acquire cobalt major Camec for $1 billion
17 Sep 2009
Kazakhstan mining group Eurasian Natural Resources is in advanced talks to acquire Central African Mining & Exploration
Corning buys Axygen BioScience for $400 million
17 Sep 2009
The gloal leader in specialty glass and ceramics, plans to diversify into life sciences with its $400-million acquisition of Axygen BioScience
BSNL eyes Luxembourg telecom firm's Sri Lanka unit, Celltel
17 Sep 2009
Sitting on a cash pile of over $6 billion, state-run BSNL, India's fourth-largest mobile operator, has submitted a bid to buy Luxembourg-based telecom operator Millicom International Cellular SA's Sri Lankan operations, Celltel, which operates under the Tigo brand
Adobe agrees to acquire Omniture for $1.8 billion
17 Sep 2009
Global creative and multimedia software provider Adobe Systems is acvquiring online marketing and web analytics company Omniture Inc, for approximately $1.8 billion
Hit by losses JAL to cut 6,800 jobs in three years, hints chief
16 Sep 2009
JAL, which plans to scale down its operations, conveyed its improvement plan yesterday to a panel of Japan’s land, infrastructure, transport and tourism ministry.
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