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Japanese food and beverage giant Suntory looks set to land Frucor, the Australia and New Zealand beverage business of French major Danone, having agreed a EUR600mn (US$750.4mn) deal... 2008-10-27

BG Group, a UK oil and gas exploration group, has bid AUD14.70 (US$13.84) per share for Australia's Origin Energy. The April 29 bid values Origin, Australia's second-largest electricity... 2008-05-02

Hong Kong's so-called superman, Li Ka-shing, has extended his reach to New Zealand via his company Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI). CKI bid NZD785mn (US$614mn) for Wellington's... 2008-05-02

It was reported on April 25 that Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile operator, may bid for South African telecommunications company MTN. Bharti's chairman and managing director,... 2008-05-01

More evidence of increasing levels of M&A activity between emerging market buyers and US and European target companies comes with the news that HCL Technologies, one of India's leading... 2008-02-27

M&A activity between the U.S. and India is expected to increase significantly as more strategics and financial sponsors look to capitalize on the cost-reduction opportunities offered... 2006-03-20

U.S. food companies such as Kraft Foods, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Hershey and Bunge will be eyeing acquisitions in China and India to tap into markets with steep growth curves.