Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions Articles
ThinkstockIf you have followed Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) for very long, you know that Mr. Buffett loves to make acquisitions. He particularly likes the so-called...
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Shares of beleaguered yoga-inspired apparel maker Lululemon Athletica got a boost Tuesday morning on new speculation it may be a takeover target. VF Corp. is the potential buyer.
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Keurig Green Mountain is seeing yet another rise this week, a week after positive earnings news. Coca-Cola now has agreed to raise its stake in Keurig to the maximum 16% of the company.
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Wikimedia CommonsOften the simplest and most subtle changes can turn an industry upside down. A recent change by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its language significantly broadens the...
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ThinkstockYelp, Inc. (NYSE: YELP) is hard to think of the way in which it was reported on Monday, so we want to caution readers perhaps to consider this more of a thought rather than a real rumor. A...
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Allergan has been a great company, and it can still be one in the future. The question is whether this greatness will be as an independent company or as a subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
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Hillshire Brands woke up investors this Monday morning with the announcement that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Foods for a total value of about $6.6 billion.
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ThinkstockThe number of TV channels the average American commands through the living room remote control has risen by nearly 50% in the past six years. And now those channels are becoming...
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Avago Technologies announced that it has completed its acquisition of LSI Corp. The latter will cease to be publicly traded after the closing bell Tuesday, and Avago will replace it on the S&P...
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Merck has had its consumer products business on the market since the beginning of this year, and Tuesday it announced that it had sold the business to Germany-based Bayer for $14.2 billion.
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ThinkstockB/E Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAV) has enjoyed a nice growth trajectory over the years, outfitting cabin interiors for the world’s airplane fleets. Now it is worth about $9.4 billion, and...
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British drug maker AstraZeneca once again rejected a takeover bid from U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, this one worth $106 billion (about £50 a share) in cash and stock.
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DirecTV shares put up a new 52-week high Thursday on a report that AT&T may be interested in acquiring the largest U.S. satellite TV company. Such a combination would serve about 26 million...
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Maybe Sprint will buy T-Mobile , just like Comcast may buy Time Warner Cable. If either deal gets through the gauntlet of government regulation, it will be because certain assets have been sold.
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ThinkstockThe $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POM) by Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced this morning creates a utility company with some 10 million customers in the region...
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