M&A
Novartis to sell stake in Roche worth $13.8 bn
25 Apr 2016
American Tower Corporation closes Viom buy
21 Apr 2016
UK govt could take 25% equity in Tata Steel UK: reports
21 Apr 2016
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister David Cameron said the government could take a minority stake in Tata Steel to support a new buyer deliver a long-term future for the business
HDFC to sell 10% in HDFC Standard Life in IPO
20 Apr 2016
Intel to lay off 12,000 staff as PC downturn continues
20 Apr 2016
Intel’s restructuring is the latest evidence of how one-time tech bellwethers have had to navigate a rapid shift into the more flexible and dispersed tech world created by mobile computing devices connected to cloud computing systems
Port Talbot chief to launch management buyout
20 Apr 2016
Stuart Wilkie, the chief of Tata Steel’s Talbot plant, is expected to launch a management buyout, though this would require considerable support from the UK government, even as Liberty House continues to express interest
Dumping Chinese steel mills could acquire Tata Steel UK
19 Apr 2016
Tata Steel is looking at a list of 190 potential buyers, which includes top global names in the steel industry from countries like Japan and China, say reports
Japan’s NTT to acquire remaining 19% in Netmagic
16 Apr 2016
Advent, Baxter in race to acquire Gland Pharma
15 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals hires investment banks to review strategic options
15 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, one of the most aggressive acquirers in the global pharmaceuticals industry, is considering selling "non-core assets" to help trim its $30-billion debt pile
Competition Tribunal stays Lafarge's India asset sale
14 Apr 2016
The tribunal’s decision comes as a setback to the global merger between French cement giant Lafarge and Swiss building materials firm Holcim
Reliance, BG to transfer some assets of PMT JV to ONGC
13 Apr 2016
The development could help speed up development of ONGC’s Daman and C-26 cluster projects by three years
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