Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions Articles
Investors bid Avon Products shares up nearly 15% on Thursday on a report that private equity giant TPG Capital is in talks to acquire the company.
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Renewed chatter that search engine giant Google is once again looking at acquiring Twitter pushed shares of the latter to an intra-day high on Thursday.
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An open letter from Starboard Value details how the combination of Staples and Office Depot would double operating profits, among other benefits.
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Family Dollar Stores is nearing the end of its hunt for a merger partner, and prospects are looking brighter for Dollar Tree.
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Merck shares posted a new 52-week high last Tuesday and closed Friday less than a buck from that high. Year to date, Its shares are up 11%.
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A report from Reuters broke on Wednesday that sent BlackBerry shares handily higher. The market talk is that Samsung approached BlackBerry regarding a potential merger.
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Tekmira Pharmaceuticals and OnCore Biopharma have announced that they will merge to form a new company to develop a curative regimen for hepatitis B patients.
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Nasdaq OMX Group has announced that it will acquire Dorsey, Wright & Associates, which is a market leader in data analytics, passive indexing and smart-beta strategies.
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Late Wednesday afternoon, Pacific Ethanol announced that it had entered a definitive merger agreement with Midwest-based producer of ethanol Aventine Renewable Energy.
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The year is almost over and Carl Icahn is still making his activist investor moves. His most recent acquisition was a stake in Manitowoc.
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Struggling casino owner Caesars Entertainment announced Monday morning that it is merging with asset acquisition company Caesars Acquisition.
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The Pantry announced Thursday morning that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Couche-Tard.
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Guided therapy tools maker Volcano has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Koninklijke Philips.
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Madrid-based oil company Repsol announced Tuesday morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Calgary-based Talisman Energy.
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Riverbed Technology has agreed to a deal in which the company will be taken private at $21 a share for a total deal value of about $3.6 billion.
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