Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

Johnson & Johnson has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vogue, a privately held hair products company, for $3.3 billion in cash.
Demandware shares skyrocketed on Wednesday following the announcement of its agreement to be acquired by Salesforce.com.
It is no secret that the semiconductor industry is in a serious consolidation wave. These four chip companies are considered to be prime targets for M&A activity.
Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) made waves Wednesday morning, after Ron Sargent announced that he will step down from his position of chief executive officer.
Office Depot's board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $100 million of the company's own common stock.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced Tuesday morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Celator Pharmaceuticals for about $1.5 billion.
Shares of Terex tumbled in Friday’s session following the announcement that its talks with Zoomlion were terminated.
Thermo Fisher Scientific said Friday morning that it has agreed to acquire FEI for approximately $4.2 billion in cash.
Usually the term "hostile takeover" is an exaggeration, but Sanofi's takeover bid for Medivation actually looks pretty hostile, given that it is now trying to oust the entire board.
Bayer said Tuesday that it was not surprised that its $62 billion offer to acquire Monsanto was declined, but the German firm is pleased that Monsanto is open to further discussion.
PDL BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: PDLI) has now shown where its next revenue stream will be coming from. The company announced on Tuesday that it has committed to an equity investment in Noden Pharma DAC....
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported fiscal second-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Tuesday. There is far larger news here than mere earnings
One trend that has been seen of late is that when companies make acquisitions, their shares have often been rising after news breaks. The old historic reaction was that the buyer’s stock drops and...
Those who were bullish on the iPhone in 2007 certainly have nothing to complain about now, but they could have done even better had they shorted camera makers at the same time.
Leerink issued a report telegraphing that health insurance mergers might be more at risk and that one is more likely to close.