M&A News

International Metalworking Companies (IMC), a unit of Warren Buffet's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway headquartered in the Netherlands, has agreed to become the parent company... 2008-09-25

In yet another example of the Middle Eastern companies expanding to other emerging markets, telecoms operator Etisalat, based in the UAE, is to acquire a 45% stake in minor Indian... 2008-09-25

Chinese refiner China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) agreed to acquire Canadian explorer and producer Tanganyika Oil for CAD1.9bn (US$1.8bn), beating off competition... 2008-09-25

Russia's largest domestic car manufactuer, AvtoVAZ, has signed a partnership deal to acquire a 25% stake in Kazakh auto manufacturer Azia Avto. With the sealing of this deal, Azia... 2008-09-25

The merger of Aracruz Celulose and Votarantim Celulose & Papel (VCP), two of Brazil's major pulp and paper companies, was approved by shareholders on September 15. The merged... 2008-09-24

Euroset, Russia's biggest mobile phone retailer, has announced that it has been fully acquired by Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but... 2008-09-24

A sweetened US$2.6bn bid by pharmaceutical multinational Sanofi-Aventis has seen it successfully acquire Czech generics firm Zentiva, three months after its original offer was rejected... 2008-09-24

Norwegian offshore and subsea shipping company DOF and energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve have agreed to partner in a US$819mn bid for DOF Subsea, an international subsea... 2008-09-23

The relatively frenetic pace of M&A activity in the IT industry continues this week, as security software specialists McAfee picks up Secure Computing (Secure) for US$465mn in... 2008-09-23

On September 19 Centerplate, a major provider of food concessions and related services throughout the US and Canada, confirmed that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with... 2008-09-22