George Smith Alexander
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India’s ONGC, HK-listed United Energy said to vie for $2b Chevron’s Bangladesh asset
Chevron is seeking buyers for Asian geothermal assets that could fetch as much as $3 billion and is also holding talks to sell assets in Indonesia and
India: Essar Group said to near sale of $6.5b refinery unit
Essar Group, controlled by India’s billionaire Ruia brothers, is nearing a final agreement to sell control of its refinery unit to Russian energy gi
India: IDBI Bank picks bankers to manage $896m share sale
The deal is expected to include an institutional share sale and a separate offering of preferential securities. The preferential shares could be sold
Malaysia’s telecom major Axiata seeks buyers for overseas holdings, move may fetch $700m
The Kuala Lumpur-based company is seeking a buyer for about 11% of Indonesian unit PT XL Axiata, which has a market value of $2.2b. It is also selling
Indian auto supplier Motherson Sumi plans to raise $300m from share sale
Indian automotive supplier Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd is poised to raise $300 million in a share sale after Yes Bank Ltd scrapped India’s biggest of
India: Ajay Piramal mulls IPOs for two units to boost market value of group
Piramal, 61, who sold his branded generic drugs unit to Abbott Laboratories for $3.8 billion in 2010, seeks to boost market value of the group by reva
India: Aditya Birla Group may sell 5% stake in finance unit ahead of listing
The group is seeking to raise at least $200 million through the stake sale. The conglomerate will consider selling around a 5 per cent stake in the un
India’s biggest bourse NSE said to seek arrangers to manage IPO
As many as 10 investors in the exchange, including Tiger Global Five Holdings, Norwest Ventures Partners X FII - Mauritius and State Bank of India, ha
Indian pharma player Claris said to start sale of $500m U.S. injectables unit
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. agreed last month to acquire 86 percent of Indian injectable-drug maker Gland Pharma Ltd. for as much as $1.26