SNS to buy AXA Dutch operations for $2.35 bln
24069
Dutch financial group SNS Reaal  said on Monday it will acquire the Dutch insurance operations of France's AXA  for 1.75 billion euros ($2.35 billion), which will be partly funded by an equity issue.
720774
LONDON Royal Dutch/Shell Group confirmed Wednesday a plan to sell as much as $12 billion in assets, spend as much as $45 billion on new projects, and consider making some acquisitions as the company tries to bolster its oil and natural gas production.
752062
Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N)  to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
262323
Statoil said today that it had agreed to buy Norsk Hydro for about $28 billion in stock.
379170
Australia's APN News and Media  on Monday agreed to a revised A$2.8 billion ($2.2 billion) offer from a consortium including Tony O'Reilly's Independent News and Media Plc. .
575902
Aon Corp , one of the  world's largest insurance brokers, said on Monday it has agreed  to sell two units for about $2.75 billion and will use the  proceeds to buy back shares.
532589
Nokia Siemens Networks  (NSN)  said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Britain's Apertio Ltd  for about 140 million euros ($205 million) and expects to close  the deal in the first quarter of 2008.
501556
Holidays-to-insurance company Saga has been sold in a Â£1.35bn ($2.43bn) management buyout deal backed by private equity firm Charterhouse.
400871
DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- The Dutch government agreed Monday to buy the pipeline unit of the Dutch gas company Gasunie for $3.55 billion from Exxon Mobil and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.
640066
Nestle , the world's largest food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday.
740625
Britain's Imperial Tobacco  agreed to buy Franco-Spanish rival Altadis  on Wednesday in a 16.2 billion euros ($22.4 billion) deal that includes debt.
84886
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, will buy the medical nutrition unit of pharmaceutical company Novartis for $2.5 billion, the companies said Thursday.
297953
SYDNEY, Oct 18  - Shares in Australian financial services group AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd tumbled Monday after its France-based parent AXA SA withdrew a AUD 3.1 billion (USD 2.2 billion) offer to take 100 percent control, dealers said.
251645
Dutch Philips Electronics  said on Friday it is to buy U.S. medical products company Respironics for 3.6 billion euros ($5.17 billion) or $66 per share to strengthen its healthcare business.
335510
British defense contractor BAE Systems PLC said Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary will acquire software maker Alphatech Inc. for &#36;88 million cash.
11891
Axa Asia Pacific was the hardest hit, falling 35c - or 8.5 per cent â-o $3.75 after rejecting a bid by French parent Axa SA, which had offered $4.
268626
Energy giant Shell is to sell its stake in the pipeline unit of Dutch gas firm Gasunie to the Dutch government. Both Shell and ExxonMobil are selling their stakes, with the Dutch government paying 2.78bn euros ($3.