8 September, 2009

Punchline of the day:

'Just do it'

-Nike

TUESDAY TURNOVERS & TAKEOVERS

1)Which firm acquired Maytas infra?
ans: Il&FS(Infrastructure leasing & Financial service)

2)E-bay is planning to sell Skype to whom?
ans: Index ventures, Silver lake & Andreessen Horowitz

3)Who has acquired 'Nutrition business of Wockhardt'?
ans: Abbott Laboratories

4)Recently ArcelorMittal is picking up stake in which company?
ans: Uttam Galva steel

5)IBM bought which software & consulting firm in august, 2006?
ans: Internet security systems(ISS)

6)Which bank got nationalized by the UK government?
ans: Royal Bank of Scotland Group

7)Who bought world's biggest chewing gum producer Wrigley?
ans: Mars inc(US based)

1 September, 2009

punchline of the day:

'Fly Smart'

- GO Air

TUESDAY TURNOVERS & TAKEOVERS

1)Ebay Inc in about to purchase a substantial stake in which leading South Korean online market place?
ans: G-Market(34.21% stake)

2)Recently, Bycell's telecom license approval for operation in India was revoked. What is the country of origin of Bycell?
ans: Switzerland

3)Which company owns Skoda worldwide?
ans: Volkswagen

4)Who bought stake in Chrysler after it declared bankruptcy?
ans: FIAT

5)This bank topped the list of 1000 strongest banks revealed by Banker Magazine recently?
ans: J P Morgan

6)Recently Disney bought which entertainment company?
ans: Marvel Entertainment Inc(all of its 5000 comic book characters for $4 billion)

7)Hindalco acquired which major Canadian firm?
ans: Novelis

FRENCH TERMS USED COMMONLY IN ENGLISH

Belles-lettres	Fine literature
Beaux-arts	Fine arts
Raison d'etre	Reason of existence
Volte-face	About turn, Policy reversal
Ci-doux	Love letter

25 August, 2009

Punchline of the day:

'India's international bank'

-Bank of Baroda

TUESDAY TURNOVERS & TAKEOVERS

1)Which international company owns Lotus development company?
ans: IBM

2)Which company became the world's first $100 billion brand?
ans: Google

3)Anil Agarwal controlled Vedanta resources has brought a 9.5% stake for $80 million in which Canadian major?
ans: Hudbay minerals

4)In one of a kind in India and probably another first, Bharti Airtel has signed up a 26:74 joint venture with which company to manage its fixed line business?
ans: Alcatel-Lucent

5)According to recent report published in TOI, IPL-2 is a estimated $2 billion business. Which team has emerged as the most vauabe team with a highest brand value of $42.1 million?
ans: Kolkata Knight Riders

6)After IBM backed out of deal, which company is now said to be in talks for acquiring the tech major SUN microsystems- a company valued over $7.4 billion?
ans: Oracle

7)Suresh Nand owned Sea Rock hotel, a property valued at Rs. 700 crore, is said to be acquired by which Indian hospitality major?
ans: Indian Hotels Company(The taj group of Hotels)