M&A Analysis

Malaysian property developers IJM Land Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) have cancelled their plans to merge. CFW believes that without this merger, both companies... 2011-01-06

Leighton International , the subsidiary of Australia's largest construction group Leighton Holdings , has agreed to sell a 35% stake in its India operations, Leighton Contractors... 2010-12-30

US agribusiness giant Cargill's bid for AWB was successfully approved by the latter's parent company Agrium on December 15 2010. Although this is the second sale of AWB within a month,... 2010-12-29

Flying in the face of rising diplomatic tensions in the East China Sea, Chinese acquirers have been moving into Japan. Although Japan is not a traditional hunting ground for Chinese... 2010-12-21

Swiss food giant Nestlé is to complete the acquisition of Jenny Craig, an organisation offering weight-loss programmes.

Hana Financial Group 's acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) represents one of South Korea's biggest banking deals, signalling the rise of a fourth major player in the sector.... 2010-12-20

It has been another busy week for mining M&A. Days after Walter Energy agreed to buy Western Coal Corp for US$3.3bn, it emerges that Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is seeking... 2010-12-08

Pakistan's state-run Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) has presented a joint bid with local independent Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) for British major BP's assets in the... 2010-12-08

In the view of BMI's food and drink desk, Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) majors, such as Dabur, Godrej and Emami, are picking up their pace of international expansion... 2010-11-30

British oil giant BP has just come a step closer to its target of raising US$30bn in asset sales to help cover the cost of cleaning up after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill earlier this... 2010-11-29