Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

Online marketplace eBay is reportedly near an agreement to shed its classified ad business. The expected buyer is Norway's Adevinta, Europe's largest online classified ad seller.
Walmart has confirmed that it the company will restart discussions with potential buyers for its U.K. Asda grocery chain.
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that it is acquiring a 10% stake in the German biopharma firm CureVac.
Chevron announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Noble Energy in an all-stock deal valued at $13 billion including Noble's debt.
Analog chipmaker Analog Devices is acquiring smaller rival Maxim Technologies in an all-stock deal that will create a strong number two to sector leader Texas Instruments.
One big merger was announced Wednesday when Allstate offered to pay $4 billion in cash for insurer National General. A second merger between two medical device makers has also been rumored.
While investors were not happy about Dominion Energy's sale of natural gas assets and other major changes to the company's business, analysts were more upbeat.
Residential solar installer Sunrun is acquiring Vivint a few days after Berkshire Hathaway acquired the natural gas pipeline business of Dominion Energy.
Lululemon Athletica is a company that has seen phenomenal growth interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is using a key acquisition to bolster its future.
Dish Network has completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of T-Mobile's Boost Mobile wireless service. The satellite TV provider is looking to become a major player in the wireless business.
Ride-hailing service Uber is reportedly near an acquisition of food delivery service Postmates for an estimated $2.6 billion.
UK-based oil major BP has agreed to sell its global petrochemical business to privately held Ineos for $5 billion. This is only the second-largest deal the two companies have done together.
News that Landcadia Holdings II aims to acquire Golden Nugget Online Gaming had its shares jumping to start out the week.
Amazon announced Friday that it had acquired driverless technology startup Zoox for an undisclosed sum. The deal was first rumored last month.
MDC Partners shares more than doubled on Friday after the company announced that it may be looking intently at a merger with Stagwell Media.