Reuters Factbox showed Microsoft's acquisitions and investments over the years had not been very lucrative for the company.
Leveraged Buyouts
Jacobs Engineering buys Sinclair Knight Merz
US engineering firm Jacobs Engineering purchases Sinclair Knight Merz for USD1.2 billion. AUD1. 3 billion is the price tag Jacobs Engineering Group would pay to acquire Sinclair Knight Merz.
GlaxoSmithKline finalizes sale of two brands to Suntory
Suntory purchases two GSK drink brands for USD2 billion. Japan's Suntory Beverage and Food Ltd has agreed to purchase the Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline Plc at a cost of GBP1.
Kuwait looks internationally for oil reserve increase
KUFPEC is looking at overseas assets to expand its oil assets and reserves. Kuwait has sought to purchase oil related properties internationally, such as as in Southeast Asia in order to meet output targets.
Kazakhstan cancels purchase and assumes shareholding in Kashagan oil field
KazMunaiGaz purchases Kashagan oil field shares for Kazakhstan. Soon after the blocking the USD5 billion deal for ONGC Videsh Ltd, Kazakhstan soon transferred a 8.
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The USD 130 billion price tag for the recently-concluded deal between Verizon and Vodafone was agreed over an exercise session and breakfast between the firms' two CEOs.
According to tycoon Naguib Sawiris, he is interested in purchasing a stake in Telecom Italia but may opt not to in light of the Italian press' preference for Telefonica.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev confirmed that Kazakhstan would be inking 22 deals with China worth USD 30 billion on Saturday.
Youtube network firm Maker Studios announced its official acquisition of Blip for an undisclosed amount.
Shuanghui International Holdings and Smithfield Foods Inc released a joint statement saying they received another clearance from the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment on the food firms' USD4.7 billion takeover deal.
The buyout of Onyx Pharmaceuticals was tainted with conflicts of interest and undervaluation, according to its shareholders.
Carlyle Group LP and Hellman & Friedman LLC were among other private equity companies that had been vying to acquire One Call Care Management Inc. for a deal valued USD1.5 billion.
Analysts said that General Electric Co would be eyeing Dresser-Rand Group Inc. and Dril-Equip Inc as potential takeovers.
IberiaBank Corporation finalized the agreement that assumed the assets of Trust One Bank. The holdings company of the more than century old IberiaBank, IberiaBank Corporation, recently announced the finalization of an agreement where the bank would acquire assets and liabilities from Trust One Bank, a division of Synovus Bank.
