Mergers and Acquisitions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Wisconsin Energy announced Monday morning that it will acquire electricity and natural gas provider Integrys Energy for $9.1 billion in cash and stock.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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