International M&As

Royal Dutch Shell-BG Group deal

Royal Dutch Shell said on April agreed to buy BG Group for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in a bid to close the gap on the world`s biggest oil major, U.S. ExxonMobil.

The deal, which should generate pre-tax synergies of around 2.5 billion pounds per year, will result in BG shareholders owning around 19 percent of the combined group.

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Charter Communications -Time Warner Cable deal

US cable company Charter Communications announced on March announced acquisition of rival Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $78.7 billion, in a major consolidation on the American market.

The deal will involve a major financial package for the cable giant that was also courted by France`s Altice in exploratory talks.

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Pfizer-Allergan merger

Pfizer Inc, the maker of Viagra and Lipitor, on October struck a deal to buy Botox-maker Allergan in a transaction valued at about $160 billion, creating the world's biggest drugmaker.

The complex deal, the biggest ever in the healthcare sector, will allow Pfizer to shift its legal base to Ireland in a so-called "inversion" that would reduce its tax rate.

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