Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

Carl Icahn has submitted an SEC filing through his Icahn Enterprises disclosing roughly a 10% stake in Caesars Entertainment, expressing a plan to increase shareholder value by selling the company.
A consolidation almost certainly would kill dozens of jobs at the corporate level and others in geographic areas where the two companies have properties that overlap.
On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that a subsidiary had entered a definitive agreement to acquire a robotic technology firm focused on lung cancer.
BB&T and SunTrust announced this morning that they are merging in an all-stock transaction worth $66 billion. The deal will create the country's sixth-largest bank holding company.
Tesla is making an acquisition that might fly under the radar of many auto and alternative energy industry watchers, but, the deal comes at little to no real out of pocket costs for the top electric...
GameStop shares were crushed on Tuesday after the video game retailer announced that it would no longer be pursuing the sale of its business. Reading between the lines here, it appears that no one...
U.S. cannabis firm Green Growth Brands has formally launched a tender offer for Canada-based Aphria. The offer is essentially the same as a hostile takeover bid made in late December.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals on Thursday after the firm announced that it would be selling its portfolio of seven FDA-approved hematology/oncology products to Acrotech Biopharma.
Monday's announcement of the $10 billion merger between gold mining giants Newmont and Goldcorp naturally leads to the question about what other firms may be on the block.
Gold mining giants Newmont and Goldcorp have agreed to a $10 billion merger that will create the world's largest gold mining firm.
Loxo shares made a massive gain on Monday after it was announced that the firm would be acquired by Eli Lilly. The transaction is not subject to any financing condition and is expected to close by...
Bristol-Myers has announced a definitive agreement to acquire rival Celgene in a cash and stock deal worth $74 billion. Celgene shareholders are scheduled to receive a 54% premium to Wednesday...
Michael Kors completed its acquisition of Versace this morning and will begin trading Wednesday under a new name, Capri Holdings.
Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire health and wellness software platform provide Mindbody for $1.9 billion in cash. The price represents a premium of 68% to Friday's closing price.
Zynga shares made a handy gain on Friday after the firm announced that it would be acquiring a European game studio. The transaction is expected to close effective as of January 1, 2019.