The deal will enable Enel to expand its fibre optic operations to market overseas. On Monday, Europe’s biggest utility Enel stated, it has agreed to acquire a 21% stake in Ufinet International, a Latin American fiber company, for $175 million (150 million euros). The deal includes an option to buy the remaining shares from owner…
For Google, the investment will benefit in terms of improved analytics and market reach in China, one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. In an effort aimed at expanding its presence in one of Asia’s fastest growing economy, Google is set to invest $550 million in China’s e-commerce firm JD.com. The strategic move is also aimed…
The move marks a return to a segment that Sharp left nearly 8 years ago. It also underscores Sharp Corp’s improved health under Foxconn’s management. On Tuesday, Sharp Corp disclosed it will acquire Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for $36 million. The announcement underscores its recovery under Foxconn and marks its return to a business…
Flipkart is likely to provide Wal-Mart the leverage it needs to fight Amazon.com in India and globally, making the purchase of a stake in Flipkart very strategic. On Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter at hand have told CNBC-TV18 that Amazon.com Inc has made a formal offer to purchase a 60% stake in Indian online…
Since Carl Icahn’s stake is below the 5% limit, which warrants public disclosure of the stake amount, it isn’t clear as to what his agenda might be for taking this position. However, VMWare/Dell IPO is looming on the horizon. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has acquired a stake below 5%, in VMware Inc, a cloud computing…
Founded by former Amazon employees Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal in 2007, Flipkart controls almost 40% of India’s online retail market, as per Forrester, a research firm. Indian local news daily, Mint has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc is likely to place an offer to acquire its Indian peer…
Uber Technologies’ deal to sell its Southeast Asian operations to rival Grab, announced earlier this week on Monday, is drawing flak from Singapore’s Competition Commission since it allegedly violates the country’s competition rules. On Friday, Singapore’s antitrust regulators said, it had grounds to believe that ride-services firm Uber Technologies Inc’s efforts to sell its Southeast…
The strategic move could help ease antitrust concerns for Chinese regulators. In a strategic move, NXP Semiconductors NV, a U.S. chipmaker who was the target of a $44 billion takeover bid by Qualcomm Inc, sold its stake in a Chinese chip design joint venture firm. As per a stock exchange filing, NXP sold its 40%…
Naspers said the sale was for strengthening its balance sheet and to boost growth in its e-commerce business. On Friday, Naspers, a South Africa-based multinational internet and media group, stated it has raised $9.8 billion by selling 2% of its holdings in China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. A move, it described as being aimed at strengthening…
Although the U.S. action could result in a tit-for-tat trade war, its biggest impact would be the breakdown of supply chain of multinational giants, including Apple Inc and General Motors Co. The presidential memorandum signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which targets up to $60 billion in Chinese goods, is the start of a long…
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