Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc for as much as $380 per share, according to people familiar with the matter, valuing the Botox maker at as high as $150 billion in what would be the drug industry’s...
Pfizer Said Near Agreement to Buy Allergan in Biggest Deal
Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc for as much as $380 per share, according to people familiar with the matter, valuing the Botox maker at as high as $150 billion in what would be the drug industry’s...
Billionaire Louis-Dreyfus to Weigh Selling a Stake in Firm
The billionaire who controls Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV is considering selling a minority stake in the trading house to external investors as she weighs options for financing the buyout of remaining family...
Monsanto could take lead role in agchem acquisitions
Monsanto Co. executives are discussing whether they should acquire rivals, including top pesticide maker Syngenta AG, company executives said on Tuesday, as talk of consolidation continues in the global agrochemical...
Piper Jaffray to Acquire Simmons for Energy Dealmaking Push
Piper Jaffray Cos., the investment bank founded in 1895, agreed to buy Simmons & Co. for dealmaking in the energy industry. Piper Jaffray will add more than 170 professionals offering merger-and-acquisition advice...
Piramal Abbott Story : Deal Impact
In 2010, Ajay Piramal promoted Piramal Healthcare sold off its main formulation business to Abbott India for over INR 17,000 crore and announced a buy-back of up to 20% of outstanding share capital of the company at INR...
Marriott to buy Starwood to create world’s biggest hotel chain
Marriott International Inc will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc for $12.2 billion to create the world’s largest hotel chain with top brands including Sheraton, Ritz Carlton and the Autograph...
Canadian gold miner Kirkland Lake to buy St Andrew Goldfields
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc agreed on Monday to purchase fellow Canadian gold miner St Andrew Goldfields Ltd in an all-share deal valued at around C$178 million ($133.54 million) to create a mid-sized, Ontario-focused gold...
DELL – EMC M & A
In a biggest-ever technology acquisition, PC maker Dell and private-equity player Silver Lake Partners have acquired data storage provider EMC for $67 billion in a cash-and-shares deal. The $33.15 per share deal works...
Legal Aspects of ECommerce – Part I
ECommerce There is no standard definition of the word ‘E-commerce’. It generally means a method of conducting business through electronic means rather than through physical means. Or in other words, buying and selling...
M&A Happenings: October 2015
Industry-wise breakup of the schemes filed is as follows: Industry No. of Deals November 2015 September 2015 Agriculture – – Financial Services 1 2 Investments – – Information Technology 2 1...
November 2015
- Tide Acquirer - Hostile Takeover : Cover Story - Piramal Abbott Story : Deal Impact - Dell EMC - Biggest Tech Merger - Prabhat Dairy IPO : Strategy - Legal Aspects of E-Commerce : Part I - Ashish Kashyap : Leadership...