M&A | Deals

LeasePlan also runs a bank and any deal must be approved by the Dutch central bank and financial markets regulator.

Deal will cement Dufry's position as the world's leading travel retailer, creating a combined group with projected annual sales of $9bn.

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris says there could be more deals over the next 12 months.

Goldman Sachs has offered Chevron's 135 million Caltex shares to local and international investors on 27 March.

Etihad CEO James Hogan says his firm's investment in Aer Lingus will earn a great return if IAG's bid is approved.

Citi's operations in Nicaragua include $255m in assets, a loan portfolio of $171m and over 600 employees.

The placement could help Airbus rake in as much as €1.4bn.

Unilever wants to raise its 50.04% stake in Unilever Nigeria to as much as 75%.

IHH, Asia's largest hospital operator by stock market value, bought five nursing homes in Japan last week.

Japan Wind Development is the nation's third-largest wind power firm.

Potential suitors circling the Asian commodities giant, to take advantage of its recent share price drop.

Allianz hedges a part of its stake in CPIC, locking-in profits from investments made in China's third-largest insurer.

Rakuten to turn Ohio-based OverDrive into a wholly owned subsidiary.

Alibaba values Snapdeal at between $4bn to $5bn - lower than the $6bn to $7bn valuation sought by the Indian firm.

A deal will given Fosun valuable property industry expertise, helping it manage its global property investments.

New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group acquires a near 20% stake in China's Beingmate Baby and Child Food.

Scripps Networks Interactive will buy 52.7% stake in TVN held by Polish firm ITI and French media firm Vivendi.

Group of three companies agrees to buy GE's Australia and New Zealand financial services unit.

Sale of 28.2 million ordinary shares in Aspen Pharma was conducted through a placing at a discounted price.

Alibaba's US deals are key to its strategy of becoming the world's dominant e-retailer.

UBS and Peel Hunt analysts say rival bids could follow.

InMobi is backed by Japan's SoftBank and venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo.

Deal to see US-based buyout firm Hellman & Friedman exit its investment in WoodMac.

Deloitte, the administrator for Grosvenor House's owner, is seeking about £500m for the property.

British travel group sells 5% stake to Chinese investment group Fosun International for £91.8m.

Citi, which had been the second largest shareholder in Akbank, aims to increase its business in Turkey.

Firms did not divulge financial details but said they expect to close the deal by August.

The Nordic region's largest cinema operator could be worth between £350m and £400m.

Orange's chief executive Stephane Richard says that the former monopolies have been discussing a potential tie-up.

Buyout firms, including Permira Advisors, Blackstone, Carlyle and TPG Capital, still own 64% of Freescale.