Sameera Anand

Recent Articles by Sameera Anand

October 21, 2009

Asian M&A: The Days of Dealmaking are Back

Our third annual M&A survey confirms what buoyant capital markets are already indicating—that the specter of recession is lifting and the days of dealmaking are back. ...

October 16, 2009

Singapore's OCBC Pays $1.46 Billion for ING Unit

Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has emerged the winner in an auction for ING's Asian private banking business, with a bid of $1.46 billion. ...

October 7, 2009

U.S. Tax Policy Poses Challenge to Asia's Rich

For many years, US citizenship served as a handy safety net for Asia's rich. Like UK and Canadian passports, it offered protection, for example in the run-up to the ...

September 23, 2009

CIC Pays $850 Million for Stake in Singapore's Noble Group

China's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) will shell out $850 million for a 14.9% stake in Singapore-listed commodities trader ...

August 26, 2009

India's Fortis Healthcare Buys Wockhardt Hospitals

India's Fortis Healthcare will buy 10 hospitals from Wockhardt Hospitals for Rs9.1 billion ($187 million) as it seeks to create a pan-India presence. Two of the ...

August 14, 2009

AIG Unloads Businesses in Hong Kong and India

Beleaguered insurance firm American Insurance Group announced this week the sale of a Hong Kong business to China Construction Bank and an India business to MphasiS, ...

July 20, 2009

China's CNOOC and Sinopec Pay $1.3 Billion for Angola Oil

Two of China's state-owned oil companies, CNOOC and Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation, are jointly buying a 20% stake in an ...

July 13, 2009

Nomura Makes a Move into India

Japan's Nomura Asset Management on Saturday announced it will acquire a 35% stake in India's LIC Mutual Fund for an undisclosed amount. LIC Mutual Fund (LICMF) was ...

June 11, 2009

OZ Minerals Approves $1.4 Billion China Deal

OZ Minerals shareholders yesterday voted in favor of a sale of identified assets to China Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals Company (Minmetals), one day after Minmetals ...

May 31, 2009

China's Haier Buys Stake in New Zealand Appliance Maker

Qingdao-headquartered Haier Group has became the latest Chinese firm to make an investment down under, shelling out between $49 million and $51 million for a 20% stake...