M&A
Ambassador brand sold to Peugeot for Rs80 cr
11 Feb 2017
Hindustan Motor's Ambassador brand, which once had patrons among the high and mighty, has finally been sold to European carmaker Peugeot
Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6 bn in cash
10 Feb 2017
The deal will help Reckitt Benckiser boost its consumer-health business and push deeper into emerging markets with Mead Johnson's portfolio
Pfizer explores sale of some treatment drugs worth over $2 bn
03 Feb 2017
As a part of its plan to raise cash and streamline its portfolio, Pfizer will sell its cardiology, urology and primary care treatment drugs
Consolidation of smaller oil PSUs via M&As in offing
02 Feb 2017
While the large oil firms like ONGC and HPCL will be left alone, the mergers will happen in the smaller and standalone firms to enable them to compete with global giants
Reckitt Benckiser in talks to buy baby formula maker Mead Johnson for $16.7 bn
02 Feb 2017
A successful deal would be Reckitt Benckiser’s biggest-ever acquisition, surpassing its 2010 purchase of Durex condom maker SSL International Plc for about £2.5 billion
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