Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

After markets close on Thursday, Alaska Air Group will replace flash-memory maker SanDisk on the S&P 500 index.
The Staples and Office Depot merger deal has been cancelled under pressure from the FTC.
MGT Capital Investments has named John McAfee its new chairman and CEO and the company will be renamed John McAfee Global Technologies.
HCP has seen a positive news reaction from investors on word that it will spin off its HCR ManorCare portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living assets into an new publicly traded REIT.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced Monday morning that it has agreed to be acquired by a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based JAB Holding
This merger fell through not because it would have been anticompetitive. It fell through because neither Halliburton nor Baker Hughes is in existential danger, at least not yet.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook said as the company released earnings that it may be time for it to make a major acquisition.
Baker Hughes said Monday that it intends to buy back $1.5 billion in its shares, along with $1 billion in debt.
International Paper has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Weyerhaeuser's pulp business.
The second- and third-largest oilfield services companies in the world officially ended their merger agreement late Sunday.
Western Digital's fiscal third-quarter financial results were underwhelming to say the least, and investors were exiting the stock all of Friday.
Amazon Prime continues to have competition that may cap its growth rate. First on that list is Netflix, which dominates the streaming video business.
DreamWorks Animation SKG saw its shares take off on Thursday morning following the announcement that Comcast will acquire the studio.
CEO Tim Cook said Apple will become more aggressive in its acquisitions efforts. It could buy GoPro, Fitbit or Netflix — or all three,
Comerica is one of the many banks that have not seen their shares fully recover from the highs prior to the Great Recession.