Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

A new Credit Suisse research report suggests firms private equity like Carlyle and Blackstone may go out and make smaller strategic acquisitions of smaller players.
RCS Capital announced on Monday morning that it will not pursue its plan to purchase Cole Capital from American Realty Capital Properties.
The battle over which company will acquire Family Dollar Stores has shifted from competing offers to a proxy fight that will be decided at Family Dollar's annual meeting.
Atlas Pipeline Partners announced Monday morning that it has agreed to be acquired by Targa Resources Partners in a cash and stock deal worth $7.7 billion.
CSX has turned down a buyout or merger offer from Canadian Pacific Railway.
Sergio Marchionne has speculated the world's largest car companies of the future would be created by mergers and acquisitions.
Carl Icahn continues to press Apple to use its cash hoard to buy back its shares. But Apple's board could choose to buy a company that would eat up most of its cash.
ThinkstockSymantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) announced that its Board of Directors had unanimously approved a plan to separate the company into two, independent publicly traded companies: one...
ThinkstockEMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has formally responded to the letter issued by activist investment advisor Elliott Management for EMC to begin the process to divest its super-majority voting...
Reports that Symantec is considering a split-up into two companies have created a stir on Wednesday.
SodaStream saw its stock take a serious hit on Tuesday after the company's shares were halted ahead of a fairly severe earnings warning.
Hilton was the owner of the world-famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel, located in New York, until early Monday morning.
The future of AutoNation, the largest U.S. car dealership, may change to that of being a target more than just a seller of vehicles.
24/7 Wall St. simply wants to know whether RealD or DreamWorks will be acquired first.
With news that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have gotten into the car dealership business, 24/7 Wall St. checks out what this means for the rest of the industry.