Tumblr May Reject Yahoo's $1.1B Acquisition Offer For Being "Too Low"
TechCrunch
Tumblr employees feel that Yahoo's $1.1 billion offer is too low and view it as only a first offer, according to sources close to acquisition talks. Yahoo may have to increase the offer to close the deal. An acquisition by some tech giant is likely ...
Why a Yahoo Acquisition Spells Trouble for Tumblr Complex.com
Report: Yahoo Nearing $1.1B Acquisition of Tumblr NBC Bay Area
Yahoo to Hold News Conference Amid Tumblr Acquisition Rumors - Mashable Mashable
Los Angeles Times

Seamless and GrubHub food delivery services reportedly considering merger
The Verge
GrubHub and Seamless, which offer websites and mobile apps that allow users to order food online for delivery to their home or business, are said to be discussing a potential merger. According to the report, no deal has been finalized just yet, thought ...

Amidst Tumblr Acquisition Rumors, Yahoo To Hold Product Event With Marissa ...
TechCrunch
Yahoo has been on an acquisition tear of late, snapping up apps and mobile startups like they're going out of style. Summly, Astrid, GoPollGo, MileWise, Loki Studios have all been acquired in the last month-and-a-half, while Yahoo simultaneously made a ...

Prince George's school board adds 15 new employees weeks before Baker ...
Washington Post
The school board has repeatedly taken Baker to task for pushing the school takeover proposal in the final weeks of the state legislative session. Board members complained that Baker did not give residents ample time to consider the measure. School ...

As merger approaches, Courage Center Duluth stays its course
Duluth News Tribune
We're going to continue to do what we're doing here, unless we're told otherwise. Golden Valley, Minn.-based Courage Center announced in December its upcoming merger with Allina Health's Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. The merger takes effect ...

Kansas City Southern on Track for Takeover: Real M&A
Bloomberg
An acquisition of Kansas City Southern would be a great opportunity, said Marshall, whose firm oversees more than $1 billion, including Kansas City Southern shares. The railroad industry has very high natural barriers to entry, and if anybody wants ...
Cross-Border Ops Make Kansas City Southern (KSU) Ripe for Takeover StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)

MLS issues statement regarding takeover speculation surrounding Chivas USA
Major League Soccer
That's the official word from MLS headquarters in response to reports that the club is set to be taken over by the league and relocated. "Major League Soccer is aware of recent media speculation concerning Chivas USA," read a statement from the league ...
MLS denies reports of Chivas USA takeover Soccer America
GOATS NOT GOING League denies takeover rumors - LA Soccer News LA Soccer News

Kroenke Sports Completes Outdoor Channel Acquisition
Deadline.com
The deal's finally done, with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment paying $10.25 a share " about $265M " for the cable channel. As a part of KSE, Outdoor Channel will be well positioned " competitively, strategically and financially " to meet the needs ...
Kroenke completes $265 million acquisition of Outdoor Channel St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC Completes Acquisition of Outdoor ... PR Newswire (press release)
Kroenke Sports Closes Acquisition Of Outdoor Channel Holdings - RTTNews RTT News

DEALTALK: Warner Chilcott buy may be Actavis' best takeover defense
Reuters
That acquisition would have been a very different kind of deal than a Mylan-Actavis merger because it would have brought together a branded pharmaceutical company with a generics company. It is unclear why talks fell apart, but people familiar with ...
Announcement Under Irish Takeover Rules Relevant Securities in Issue PR Newswire (press release)
Drug Firms Stalk Actavis Deal Wall Street Journal
Shares of Actavis rise, as reports of acquisition interest in the drugmaker ... Daily Journal

Yahoo reportedly eyeing Tumblr for possible $1 billion acquisition
The Verge
Earlier today, All Things D reported that the two companies were in "serious" talks about some kind of deal, and now Adweek is saying that Yahoo is looking to do a straight-up acquisition. The deal could reach as high as $1 billion, say Adweek's ...