Mergers & Acquisitions

Donald Trump Joins World's 500 Richest People for First Time as Net Worth Skyrockets to $6.5 Billion

However, Trump's wealth is locked up in shares for six months, preventing him from settling his New York civil fraud court judgment.


Vodafone and Three Merger: UK Gives Telcos 5 Working Days to Address Competition Concerns to Avoid in-Depth Probe

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will thoroughly investigate the merger between Vodafone and CK Hutchison's Three unless the two mobile carriers address the regulator's concerns...

BPO Firm in Philippines Acquired by US Company MCI—Should Filipino Employees Worry?

MCI has announced that the acquisition will result in a seamless expansion of services by combining its leadership with the resources of EastWest BPO...

Cisco Completes $28 Billion Acquisition of Splunk Without Being Blocked by Antitrust Regulators

Networking giant Cisco has announced the $28 billion acquisition of digital infrastructure firm Splunk...


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Boehringer Ingelheim may sell U.S. generic unit
German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim is considering the sale of its U.S. generics unit Roxane Labs for as much as 2 billion euros ($2.36 billion), Bloomberg said, citing people with knowledge of the
Two proxy firms back Dollar Tree's bid for Family Dollar
Changing their previous stance, two influential proxy advisory firms advised Family Dollar Stores Inc shareholders to vote for the retailer's acquisition by Dollar Tree Inc, saying the deal offered mo
Ten banks bid for Citigroup's Egyptian retail operations
Citigroup has received 10 bids for its consumer banking business in Egypt, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, with banks from the United Arab Emirates prominent among potentia
Former Xstrata CEO considering bid for Vale's nickel assets
Former Xstrata Plc Chief Executive Mick Davis is considering a bid for Vale SA's (VALE5.SA) (VALE.N) nickel business, Bloomberg reported.
PetSmart discloses talks with rival before sale to BC Partners
Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc (PETM.O) disclosed on Tuesday it was in talks to acquire or merge with a privately held rival, but ended talks over competition and antitrust concerns.
E.ON sells most of Italian business to Czech-based EPH
Germany's largest utility E.ON AG has agreed to sell its Italian gas- and coal-fired power plants to Czech energy company EPH, ridding itself of unwanted assets from an acquisition spree in 2007.
Malaysia's $20 billion bank merger headed for collapse: sources
Malaysia's proposed $20 billion merger to create the world's biggest Islamic bank is likely to be scrapped after CIMB Holdings and RHB Capital failed to agree on new deal terms, people familiar with t
Portugal Telecom shareholders postpone vote on asset sale
Portugal Telecom SGPS (PTC.LS) shareholders on Monday postponed until Jan. 22 a vote on the sale of its former operations by its merger partner, Brazil's Oi (OIBR3.SA), complicating the 7.4 billion eu
Medical device maker Smith & Nephew CEO: Big not always beautiful
The chief executive of Smith & Nephew, the medical device maker that has been the subject of persistent takeover rumors, on Monday said mergers designed to gain size do not change market share dynamic
Roche in $1 billion-plus Foundation Medicine deal to boost cancer efforts
Roche Holding will acquire a majority stake in molecular and genomic analysis business Foundation Medicine, it said on Monday, signaling its determination to expand in cancer immunotherapy by paying a
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