Kausik Datta &Amp; Rakteem Katakey In Mumbai

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Auction may not be last word on Corus

Auction may not be last word on Corus

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

Board has right to reject takeover panel's choice.

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2007

Tata Steel's greenfield projects -- in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand -- were significant for Corus, which incurred high cost on raw materials, said sources close to Tata Steel.

Global oil majors gung-ho on India

Global oil majors gung-ho on India

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

Domestic oil companies have been invited by countries like Yemen, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to pick up stake in existing refineries and also set up greenfield units.

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Hindujas seek management control in Telecom Italia

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

The Hinduja group says it will bid for Italian tyre and real estate major Pirelli's stake in Telecom Italia only if the acquisition gives it management control in Italy's largest telecommunications operator.

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

UB to buy Whyte & Mackay for Rs 4,350 cr

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2007

This will be the largest M&A by an Indian firm, to be complete by January-end.

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Amtek Auto renews UK bid

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Amtek Auto is renewing its bid to acquire JL French Automotive Casting's Whitham plant in Essex in the UK, six months after its first abortive attempt.

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Tata vies for Daewoo Romania

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

The Tata group may take on global automobile giants such as Ford and Renault-Nissan for in an attempt to buy Daewoo Automobile Romania, the privatisation of which the Romanian government has put on the fast track.

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

CSN's Corus play faces EU anti-trust probe

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

The shadow of the European Commission's anti-trust proceedings is hanging over Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's bid for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.

Hutch set to wrap up deal by mid-February

Hutch set to wrap up deal by mid-February

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2007

Hutchison Telecom is expected to complete the sale of its 67 per cent stake in the country's fourth largest telecom company, Hutchison Essar, before the Chinese New Year holiday, which begins February 17.

ONGC, Shell in talks for Sakhalin gas liquefaction

ONGC, Shell in talks for Sakhalin gas liquefaction

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, through its consortium partner in the Sakhalin-1 field in Russia Exxon Mobil, is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell for liquefying the gas from the fields before it is exported to China.

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Hindujas to bid for hutch stake

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2007

Financing would not be an issue for the group that had business interests in global finance, telecommunications, film, oil and the automotive sector.

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Hindujas in race for Hutch, Rel Comm to raise $5 b

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2007

Just six months after pulling out of Hutchison Essar, the Hinduja group is set to throw its hat into the ring for the country's fourth largest telecom company.

ONGC scraps retail plan, others go slow

ONGC scraps retail plan, others go slow

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2007

Low-to-negative margins on sale of petroleum products have forced some companies to scrap their retail expansion plan, while others have chosen to go slow.

Tata may bid 10% more for Corus

Tata may bid 10% more for Corus

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2007

Final bid expected to be placed in a fortnight.

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

After the euphoria over the recent oil and gas discoveries made by upstream behemoth Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Kinetic to rejig operations

Kinetic to rejig operations

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

In a bid to enhance shareholders' value, the Kinetic group is restructuring operations to house its two-wheeler and auto-component businesses in Kinetic Motor Company and Kinetic Engineering, respectively.

How Indian firms finance their overseas M&As

How Indian firms finance their overseas M&As

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

Most people would not think of United Phosphorus when discussing mergers and acquisitions.

Sobha promoter in billionaire club

Sobha promoter in billionaire club

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

P N C Menon, chairman of Sobha Developers, joined the billionaire club today, with the market value of his shares in his newly listed company touching Rs 6,135 crore

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

While the India-Myanmar gas pipeline continues to hang fire, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may push for a gas-based power project in Myanmar to bring power to the power-starved north-eastern states

Reliance Life closes in on $1 bn US buy

Reliance Life closes in on $1 bn US buy

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

Mukesh Ambani-promoted biotech venture Reliance Life Sciences is close to acquiring a US company for nearly $1 billion (Rs 4,500 crore).