Brussels had launched a full state investigation on the joint venture between Solvay and Ineos due to antitrust concerns.
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Asian M&A market dominated by Japan and Thai tycoons
Chinese M&A activity was slow due to its country's leadership change while Japan and Thai tycoons led the way in 2013.
Anglo-American sells interest in Amapa iron ore mine to Zamin Ferrous
Zamin Ferrous purchases Anglo American shareholdings in Amapa iron ore mine in Brazil. The mining consortium established by Pramod Agarwal, Zamin Ferrous, had completed the purchase of the Amapa iron ore mine located in Brazil.
M/A-COM to acquire Mindspeed for UDS272 million
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings agreed to purchase communications chip maker Mindspeed Technologies Inc. for USD272 million.
GE India to expand medical device manufacturing production
General Electric Healthcare India would be creating cost effective equipment to address global demands.
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Experian said it would be buying Passport Health Communications for USD850 million. According to a statement by British credit data provider Experian, it would be acquiring Passport Health Communications.
OpenText Corp.'s shares rose to record high USD7.77 after its announcement to buy GXS Group Inc.
Amdocs recently bought network management company Celcite Management Solutions LLC for USD129 million in cash.
Synacor Inc acquired Android development platform company Teknision to develop a single homepage access for all media on mobile devices.
TV discovery startup i.TV has bought the newly funded GetGlue as a companion TV app. The Utah-based TV discovery startup i. TV had recently acquired GetGlue as a second-screen app mashup, according to a report by TechCrunch.
Samsung Electronics Co announced its plans in making more strategic acquisitions offshore. Samsung Electronics Co said it intended to make more international acquisitions after it had invested USD 1 billion in 14 companies since 2010.
Wix has set the opening price of its share for its initial public offering tomorrow at USD 16.50 apiece.
Private equity firm Solis Capital Partners backed Horizon Communications, a telecommunications and electrical infrastructure provider.
Huron Capital Partners-backed Ronnoco Coffee bought Henderson Coffee Corporation. Huron Capital Partners said its portfolio company, Ronnoco Coffee recently purchased Henderson Coffee Corporation.
