M&A
Bayer explores potential bid for Monsanto Co
13 May 2016
Nissan Motor buys controlling stake in embattled Mitsubishi Motors for $2.2 bn
13 May 2016
The lifeline thrown by Nissan comes on the same day that Mitsubishi revealed that its cheating on gas mileage ratings extends to more models than previously revealed
Apple invests $1 bn in Uber's China ride-hailing service rival Didi Chuxing
13 May 2016
Apple Inc yesterday said that it has invested $1-billion in Uber's China ride-hailing service rival Didi Chuxing in order to gain insight in the complex Chinese market
Nissan Motor may buy controlling stake in embattled Mitsubishi Motors for $1.85 bn
12 May 2016
A 33-per cent stake would make Nissan the single largest shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors, cementing their joint manufacturing of mini cars in Japan
European regulator blocks CK Hutchison Holdings' $15.3-bn acquisition of O2 UK
12 May 2016
The European antitrust regulator yesterday blocked CK Hutchison Holdings' $15.3-billion acquisition of O2 UK from Spain's Telefonica as the merger would have reduced competition
French energy giant Engie to buy controlling stake in battery power storage company Green Charge Networks
11 May 2016
Chinese buyout firms in the race for Canadian nutrition and weight-loss products maker Iovate Health
11 May 2016
Tata Steel evaluating 7 expressions of interest for UK selloff
10 May 2016
Tata Steel on Monday said it has taken forward only those proposals which are for all of Tata Steel's UK business and not in parts
Freeport-McMoRan to sell African copper mine to China Molybdenum for $2.65 bn
09 May 2016
Freeport said it would sell its interests in TF Holdings Limited, a Bermuda holding company that indirectly owns 80 per cent in the Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to China Molybdenum
Rio Tinto approves $5.3 bn Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion in Mongolia
09 May 2016
The Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia's Gobi desert is thought to be one of the world's largest untapped copper and gold deposits
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