Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Articles

On Monday came word from Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster that Yelp's buyout optimism has perhaps faded. Munster downgraded Yelp based on the fear of no deal surfacing.
Ascena Retail Group announced Monday morning that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Ann.
Private equity firm PTG Capital Partners has offered to acquire Avon Products for approximately $8.16 billion.
Symantec is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Thursday after the markets close.
Energy infrastructure giant Williams Companies will acquire all the outstanding common units of Williams Partners in an all-stock-for-unit transaction.
With AOL being acquired by Verizon, the big question has to be what this means for the likes of Yahoo!
Tuesday morning’s announcement that Verizon Communications will acquire AOL may have been a surprise, but probably not a big surprise.
Verizon Communications has announced that it will acquire AOL for $50 a share in a deal worth more than $4 billion.
ThinkstockCompanies generally buy stakes and invest in other companies for a number of different reasons. In the case of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) buying its stake in Zulily Inc....
Analysts are now giving their two cents on who will acquire Yelp and on how to evaluate the food finding and reviewing service.
Rosetta Resources on Monday said it is being acquired by Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at almost $4 billion.
Monsanto confirmed Friday morning that it had made a private proposal to acquire Switzerland-based Syngenta.
Wikimedia CommonsShares of Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) exploded Thursday afternoon on rumors that the company may be pursuing a sale. The first to report on this was The Wall Street Journal. While this...
Wednesday morning, PlasmaTech Bio announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abeona Therapeutics.
ThinkstockIf there has been one financial merger that never took place but could, it is — or was — the would-be buyout of E*Trade Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC). The biggest acquiring candidates...