Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

Battles between current creditors could put American Apparel in the untenable position. It may need to find a merger candidate or a retailer to buy it out to avoid being sold.
A new research report from the enterprise software analysts at FBR points out that it appears that closure rates on larger deals may have improved nicely during the June quarter.
The aluminum company Alcoa is transforming. The company you used to know is upgrading itself and making its business model less and less dependent on basic aluminum trade.
ThinkstockMany investors believe that stocks become cheap once they drop 50% from their peak. The problem is that a 50% off stock market sale does not mean that a company is cheap against the market...
Singapore-based chipmaker Avago Technologies announced Monday morning that it will acquire U.S.-based chipmaker PLX Techology. The acquisition adds strength to Avago's presence in the storage and...
Wisconsin Energy announced Monday morning that it will acquire electricity and natural gas provider Integrys Energy for $9.1 billion in cash and stock.
General Electric managed to outbid its competitors, appease a socialist government and get what it wanted all at the same time Sunday. The Alstom deal is GE's largest ever.
In attempt to gain a stronger foothold in the retail and hospitality industries, Oracle reportedly is nearing a deal to acquire Micros Systems for $67 a share, or $5 billion.
On Tuesday, Williams Companies priced a secondary stock offering of 53 million shares at $57 per share in a bid to raise about $3 billion to fund the purchase of Access Midstream Partners.
The buyout chatter that has been around Lululemon Athletica is being debunked by one of the analysts who was a long-term bull of the company.
In a Tuesday morning announcement on the company's official blog, SolarCity said it has signed an agreement to acquire solar module maker Silevo for an undisclosed sum.
ThinkstockMonday has been a busy day for The Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE: WMB). The firm announced this morning that it will pay $6 billion for the portion of Access Midstream Partners LP that it...
ThinkstockNuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) owes its fortunes back to the days of Lernout & Hauspie in the 1990s. Now the independent speech recognition leader is seeing its shares surge...
Global Internet provider Level 3 Communications announced Monday morning that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire TW Telecom for $40.86 per share in cash and stock.
SanDisk has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fusion-io. Many shareholders of Fusion-io will not be happy as the buyout is going to force many shareholder losses.