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Chinese ODI Comes Close to US$200b in 2016
Feb 3, 2017China's overseas direct investment is estimated to soar 40 percent to a record $189 billion in 2016 from the previous year, according to a study released by the US consultancy Rhodium Group and Berlin-based Mercatur Institute for China ...
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When Is Black Friday 2016? All The Key Black Friday Dates
Nov 2, 2016When is Black Friday 2016? What you need to know about all the key dates for Black Friday 2016 in the UK and US. Black Friday 2016 is nearly here, but when exactly in November does the biggest shopping day of the year take place? And what ...
Tags: Black Friday 2016, shopping day
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Smurfit Kappa Speculation Shows Wider Trend in Packaging
Apr 15, 2015The corrugated sector received a jolt yesterday with reports that International Paper was mulling over a £6bn bid for Smurfit Kappa. With both parties remaining tight lipped on the reports, we can only speculate on what such a ...
Tags: Smurfit Kappa, Packaging
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Medtronic Plans to Raise $16 Billion Domestically Toward The $43 Billion Purchase
Oct 28, 2014Since Medtronic can’t dip into its considerable foreign cash reserves to buy Covidien, it plans to raise $16 billion domestically toward the $43 billion purchase. Wall Street is not pleased. In a filing late last week with the U.S. ...
Tags: Medtronic, Covidien, Medical Device
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Global Transportation and Logistics Mergers and Acquisitions Rose by 57%
Feb 17, 2014A study by PwC US found that global transportation and logistics mergers and acquisitions rose by 57 percent in the fourth quarter, while the value of those deals increased by 100 percent. The firm, which publishes a quarterly analysis of ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories, Transportation, logistics
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Food and Drink Deals Dominated Large-Scale Merger and Acquisition Activity in The UK
Jan 8, 2013Food and drink deals, particularly the acquisition of Weetabix by China's Bright Food Group, dominated large-scale merger and acquisition activity in the UK in 2012, a new report by Experian shows. Food and drink was the most active ...
Tags: food, drink, acquisition, Bright Food Group
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M&A in Food Manufacturing Sector Helped to Set a Three-Year Record for UK Economy
Jan 8, 2013Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector last year helped to set a three-year record for the UK economy, according to information services company Experian. A key contributor to last year’s ...
Tags: UK, food, drink manufacturing, UK economy
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The Number of New IT and Business Process Outsourcing Contracts Worldwide Dropped by 20%
Dec 21, 2012The number of new IT and business process outsourcing contracts worldwide dropped by 20% to 411 in the second quarter from 516 in the same quarter a year ago, with average contract values also sliding, a research firm said. "The market is ...
Tags: new IT, business process outsourcing contracts, contract values
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Mega-Deals Are Driving Increased Total Spending on Outsourcing in Europe
Oct 25, 2012Mega-deals are driving increased total spending on outsourcing in Europe, which had the highest total spend of all global regions in the third quarter of this year. European businesses increased outsourcing investments by 14% in the third ...
Tags: Mega-deals, total spending, global regions, outsourcing investments