Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

It is not usual for an acquirer to see its stock drop on an announcement that it is making a large acquisition. After all, the acquiring company is technically diluting the shareholders in many cases.
Salesforce shares dipped on Monday after the firm announced that it will acquire Tableau Software in an all-stock transaction. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both...
Aerospace and defense firms United Technologies and Raytheon have agreed to a merger that is expected to create the country's second-largest defense contractor.
A proposed merger in the casino business has investors drawing to an inside straight.
Barnes & Noble shares jumped nearly 30% following a report that Elliott Management was about to make an offer for B&N. That report was vindicated Friday morning.
Barnes & Noble, after seeing its shares peak at $30 or so back in 2006, has joined the rumor mill of buyout candidates.
Google announced Thursday morning that it has splashed out $2.6 billion in cash for cloud services company Looker.
Cypress Semiconductor shares hit a multiyear high on Monday after the firm announced that it would be acquired by Infineon.
The big question that shareholders should be asking is how much of a premium Cypress Semiconductor might fetch in a buyout.
It probably sounds like great news when a company is selling assets for more than six times its market cap. In this instance, it may only be a small blip.
Deep trouble at Ford and GM's need for more heft to compete with rivals Toyota and Volkswagen make a marriage between the two largest car companies more likely by the day.
International Speedway shares rose handily on Wednesday after the company announced that it would be acquired by NASCAR.
T-Mobile's pending acquisition of Sprint has taken yet another turn. The U.S. Department of Justice is set to block the merger.
While most investors had been led to believe that the proposed acquisition of Sprint by T-Mobile would be blocked, the FCC has indicated a more favorable position for the proposed merger.
Dish Network shares kicked off the week on a negative note when the company announced that it would be making a sizable acquisition.