The SoftBank / Sprint deal would be Japan's biggest takeover of an overseas company. (entrepreneur.com)
A combination would be the third - biggest takeover in history and the largest acquisition of a UK - based company, according to Thomson Reuters data. (fortune.com)
The slowdown, in a sector that needs billions of dollars to fund ambitious expansion plans, started in 2012, after Ottawa approved two big takeovers by state - owned enterprises, the $ 15 - billion purchase of Nexen Energy by CNOOC, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corp., and the $ 5 - billion purchase of Progress Energy Canada Ltd. by Malaysia's Petronas. (canadianlawyermag.com)