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HDFC, Max to merge life insurance businesses
09 Aug 2016
The boards of HDFC Life, Max Life, Max Financial Services and Max India have decided to amalgamate their businesses to create a Rs25,500-crore entity under the label of HDFC Life
Walmart to buy online discount retail start-up Jet.com for $3.3 bn
08 Aug 2016
The deal is Wal-Mart's biggest acquisition since it acquired a majority stake in South African retailer Massmart Holdings in 2010 for $2.3 billion
Apple acquires AI firm Turi
08 Aug 2016
ICRA to sell subsidiary to Nihilent Technologies
06 Aug 2016
Samsung Electronics in talks to buy Italian auto-parts maker Magneti Marelli from Fiat Chrysler
05 Aug 2016
Time Warner acquires 10% stake in Hulu
04 Aug 2016
Allergan to sell US distribution unit Anda to Teva for $500 mn
04 Aug 2016
The sale comes just a day after Teva completed its $40.5-billion acquisition of Allergan’s generic unit, following US regulatory approval a week ago
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