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Topic: Acquisitions

Birla Corp to acquire Lafarge's two Indian units for Rs. 5000 crore

Birla Corporation has signed an agreement with French-based Lafarge Group to acquire its Jojobera unit in Jharhkand and Sonadih in Chattisgarh for sum of Rs. 5000 crore. The...

August 17, 2015

Greenko to sell India’s assets to GIC of Singapore for Rs. 1,600 crore

Hyderabad based renewable energy company Greenko has agreed to sell its India assets to Singapore based sovereign wealth fund company GIC for about 1,600 crore Rupees. Greenko has signed...

August 17, 2015

Warren Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway to buy Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion

The billionaire Warren E Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire the metal parts manufacturer Precision Castparts Corporation (PCC) for 37.2 billion US dollars. This will be...

August 11, 2015

Pramerica Mutual Fund has acquired Deutsche MF business in India

Mutual Fund sector witnessed fifth exit of foreign fund house in two years from India on 7 August, as Pramerica Mutual Fund (MF) a company affiliated to US...

August 8, 2015

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd acquires Kuoni’s travel business in India and Hong Kong

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd has acquired Zurich based Kuoni Group’s travel businesses in India and Hong Kong for 535 crore rupees. Kuoni entered India in 1996 by acquiring...

August 8, 2015

Airtel acquires YTS for mobile payment solutions

India’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has acquired YTS Solutions a mobile payments solutions company for an undisclosed price. YTS Solutions will be integrated with the operations of...

August 4, 2015

BNP Paribas to acquire broking firm Sharekhan

French global financial services group Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) Paribas to acquire retail brokerage firm Sharekhan at about 2,000 crore rupees. BNP Paribas a key player in retail...

August 1, 2015

Japan's Nikkei buys Financial Times in $1.3-bn deal

The two leading financial news operations from Europe and Asia are now together, as Nikkei Japanese media group is going to buy the Financial Times from Britain’s Pearson...

July 31, 2015

Titagarh Wagons buys Italy-based Firema Trasporti

The Kolkata-based private sector wagon manufacturer Titagarh Wagons Ltd (TWL) has acquired Italian coach manufacturing company Firema Trasporti for 25 million Euros. This purchase will help out TWL to...

July 29, 2015

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