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British luxury goods retailer Burberry rejects takeover offers from US handbag maker Coach
05 Dec 2016
Remy Cointreau to buy American single malt whiskey maker Westland Distillery
02 Dec 2016
French spirits group Remy Cointreau, the maker of Remy Martin cognac, today struck a deal to buy American single malt whiskey maker Westland Distillery, in order to expand its portfolio of premium spirits.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals talks to sell Salix to Japan’s Takeda breaks down
02 Dec 2016
Some analysts have said that Valeant is an Enron in the making, while others have said that the company is like a pack of cards just waiting to collapse
Maersk Line to buy smaller rival Hamburg Süd
02 Dec 2016
Parker-Hannifin to buy air filtration systems maker Clarcor for $4.3 bn
02 Dec 2016
Parker-Hannifin Corp today struck a deal to buy air filtration systems maker Clarcor Inc for about $4.3 billion, including debt.
SAIL to sell stakes in three units via auction
30 Nov 2016
Shell mulls selling oil fields in Iraq
29 Nov 2016
Tata Steel UK to sell speciality steels business to Liberty House for £100 mn
28 Nov 2016
Tata Steel plans to keep the rest of the UK business including the strip products arm based in Port Talbot, and is in talks with ThyssenKrupp for a merger of their European steel operations
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