SNAP 2015 GK Preparation
SNAP 2015 GK Preparation series. GK is a differentiator when it comes to SNAP. Most of the aspirants don’t prepare for the section and end up scoring below expectations. Though one cannot prepare for GK in a month, one can always do things that are enough to do reasonably well in the test. One can prepare topic wise, go through past papers and find the commonly asked GK topics and even take calculated guesses in the test. To help you prepare for SNAP 2015 GK section, we are going to write a series of articles focusing on GK. Every article will also be available in PDF format for download and easy viewing. Let’s dive into our #13 article in this series: Mergers and Acquisitions.
Mergers and Acquisitions is another topic that is frequently tested not only in SNAP but in other examinations as well. To help you, we have put together a list of the important mergers/acquisitions of the year. Additionally, we have also compiled a list of other notable M&A deals since 2000.
Top M&A deals of the year
| Sr. No. | Purchaser | Purchased |
| 1 | Marriott Hotels | Starwood Hotels |
| 2 | CarTrade | CarWale |
| 3 | Infosys | Noah Consulting |
| 4 | Dell | EMC |
| 5 | Hero Cycles | Firefox Bikes |
| 6 | Blackstone | Serco BPO |
| 7 | Ola | TaxiForSure |
| 8 | Snapdeal | Freecharge |
| 9 | Capgemini | Igate |
| 10 | PropTiger.com | Makaan.com |
| 11 | Emami | Kesh King |
| 12 | AB InBev | SABMiller |
| 13 | Reliance Infra | Pipavav Defence |
| 14 | Pfizer | Allergan |
| 15 | Royal Dutch Shell | BG Group |
Other Notable M&A Deals after 2000
| Sr. No. | Year | Purchaser | Purchased |
| 1 | 2000 | Glaxo Wellcome Plc. | Smithkline Beecham Plc. |
| 2 | 2001 | Comcast Corporation | AT&T Broadband |
| 3 | 2002 | Pfizer Inc. | Pharmacia Corporation |
| 4 | 2004 | Royal Dutch Petroleum Company | Shell Transport & Trading Co. |
| 5 | 2004 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Bank One Corporation |
| 6 | 2006 | AT&T Inc. | BellSouth Corporation |
| 7 | 2008 | InBev Inc. | Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
| 8 | 2009 | Pfizer Inc. | Wyeth |
| 9 | 2011 | Motorola Mobility | |
| 10 | 2011 | Microsoft Corporation | Skype |
| 11 | 2011 | Berkshire Hathaway | Lubrizol |
| 12 | 2012 | Deutsche Telekom | MetroPCS |
| 13 | 2012 | Johnson & Johnson | Synthes |
| 14 | 2013 | Softbank | Sprint Corporation |
| 15 | 2013 | Berkshire Hathaway | H. J. Heinz Company |
| 16 | 2013 | Microsoft Corporation | Nokia Handset & Services Business |
| 17 | 2014 | ||
| 18 | 2014 | SAP | Concur Technologies |
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