TISS GK
TISS GK Preparation Series: GK is a very important section for TISS especially since the verbal and the quant sections are relatively easy. Hence, getting a good score in GK can easily be the difference between getting a TISS call and not getting one. To help you ace this section, we are starting a series of articles devoted to topics commonly asked in the TISS GK section. We hope that this will help you in your preparation. Every article will also be available in PDF format. Here is our #7 article in this series: Mergers and Acquisitions.
Mergers and Acquisitions is another that is frequently tested not only in TISSNET 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 |
Download PDF of this article here: TISS 2015 GK Preparation – Mergers and Acquisitions
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Read the entire series here: TISS GK Preparation
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