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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Andersons shares up after Bloomberg report hints Glencore interest
Shares of U.S.-based agribusiness Andersons Inc (ANDE.O) jumped more than 6 percent on Friday, outpacing the sector, after a Bloomberg News report speculated that Glencore PLC (GLEN.L) could be intere
Bain Capital plans to buy Japan Wind Development
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LLC plans to acquire Japan Wind Development Co Ltd through a tender offer in a deal worth up to 9.7 billion yen ($81 million), the Nikkei business daily reported
Tenet near deal to buy United Surgical for more than $2.5 billion
Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp is poised to buy United Surgical Partners International Inc in a deal that could be worth more than $2.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, ci
ChemChina to buy Italian tire maker Pirelli in $7.7 billion deal
China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is to buy Pirelli (PECI.MI), the world's fifth-largest tire maker, in a 7.1 billion euro ($7.7 billion) deal that will place one of the symbols of Italy's manu
Rakuten to buy U.S. eBook company OverDrive for $415 million
Rakuten Inc (4755.T) plans to buy U.S. eBook company OverDrive Inc for around 50 billion yen ($415 million), the Nikkei business daily reported, the latest in a spate of overseas acquisitions by the J
Mall owner Simon pushes rival Macerich to do a deal
Simon Property Group Inc (SPG.N) offered to buy Macerich Co (MAC.N) for $14.39 billion in a deal that would join the No. 1 and No. 3 U.S. shopping mall owners.
Holcim faces pressure to get better terms for Lafarge deal
Swiss company Holcim (HOLN.VX) came under pressure on Monday to secure improved terms for its shareholders in a planned merger with France's Lafarge (LAFP.PA) that would create the world's largest cem
Nikon pushes into medtech with $400 million Optos acquisition
Nikon (7731.T), the 98-year-old Japanese company best known for its cameras, has agreed to buy British retinal imaging firm Optos (OPTS.L) for 259.3 million pounds ($400 million) as it moves into the
Hutchison in talks over deal for Britain's O2
Hutchison Whampoa (0013.HK), owner of Britain's fourth-largest mobile operator Three, is in talks with Telefonica (TEF.MC) about buying its O2 network, the Sunday Times reported, citing unnamed city s
China's Xiaomi to buy stake in software firm Kingsoft from Tencent
China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] has agreed to buy about 3 percent of software firm Kingsoft Corp Ltd from Tencent Holdings Ltd for HK$527 million ($67.99 million), according to a Kingsoft filing on Monday
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