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ONGC to merge HPCL to create an integrated oil giant: report
27 Feb 2017
The merger is aimed at creating a company with operations in the entire spectrum of energy from exploration to refining and retail
SBI, associate banks merger to start on 1 April
24 Feb 2017
The merger of all the five associate banks will raise SBI’s combined asset base to over Rs3,200,000 crore and place it among world’s top 50 banks
Bharti Airtel to acquire Telenor's India operations
23 Feb 2017
The move comes as the market is awaiting response on a potential Vodafone-Idea merger after the new entrant Reliance Jio acquired 100 million users in just five months of its entry
Infosys refutes allegations over Panaya purchase
21 Feb 2017
RCom, Tata Teleservices reported in merger talks
20 Feb 2017
Reliance Communications and the Tata Group have reportedly initiated talks to explore a possible union that could see Tata Teleservices join forces with the merged RCom-Aircel and MTS entity
Kraft calls off Unilever bid amid mutual praise
20 Feb 2017
News that the proposed $143-billion deal, what would have been the third-largest of all time, was off came in a terse joint statement from the two companies
Kraft Heinz may sweeten $140-bn bid as Unilever rejects takeover bid
18 Feb 2017
Kraft Heinz suggested it could make another offer after Unilever said the initial offer of $50 a share "fundamentally undervalues" the company, despite being nearly 20 per cent higher than Thursday's closing price
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Cabinet gives go-ahead for SBI’s acquisition of subsidiary banks
15 Feb 2017
However, the merger, which will create a banking behemoth, does not include Bharatiya Mahila Bank as earlier proposed
Japan’s SoftBank to acquire Fortress for $3.3 bn
15 Feb 2017
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