MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (M&A) NEWS

• Here's Why Ford's Defense Contractor Acquisition Is Brilliant - Yahoo Finance [Read Full Story ]
  Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:16:00 GMT
  Here's Why Ford's Defense Contractor Acquisition Is Brilliant  Yahoo Finance

  Ford's recent acquisition could be just what the doctor ordered to attract the future talent it needs as the auto industry rapidly evolves.

  
  
• Sothebys Takeover by Drahi Wins Support From Advisory Firm - Bloomberg [Read Full Story ]
  Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:15:00 GMT
  Sothebys Takeover by Drahi Wins Support From Advisory Firm  Bloomberg

  French media mogul Patrick Drahi's plan to acquire Sotheby's received a boost with a prominent shareholder advisory firm coming out in support of the deal.

  
  
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  Sprint's Woes Look Bigger amid Pending T-Mobile Merger - Market Realist [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:36:29 GMT
  Sprint's Woes Look Bigger amid Pending T-Mobile Merger  Market Realist

  Optimism about T-Mobile (TMUS) and Sprint's (S) merger going through pushed the stocks up this year. However, Sprint has lagged in the long term. Over the ...

  
  
• Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life - EdSurge [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:00:23 GMT
  Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life  EdSurge

  When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to ...

  
  
• Oculus VP Jason Rubin isnt fretting over Sonys acquisition of Insomniac - VentureBeat [Read Full Story ]
  Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:13:00 GMT
  Oculus VP Jason Rubin isnt fretting over Sonys acquisition of Insomniac  VentureBeat

  Oculus VP Jason Rubin touts the games in the works within its studios and other partners after Sony acquires a key Rift dev -- Insomniac Games.

  
  
• Carbon Black acquisition bolsters VMware's security play - TechTarget [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:17:03 GMT
  Carbon Black acquisition bolsters VMware's security play  TechTarget

  VMWare continues a string of security purchases with the Carbon Black acquisition aimed at providing endpoint protection within virtual machines and cloud ...

  
  
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  In 'historic night,' two districts set wheels in motion for merger | - theberkshireedge.com [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:47:44 GMT
  In 'historic night,' two districts set wheels in motion for merger |  theberkshireedge.com

  Great Barrington " In what was later described as an historic night, officials from neighboring school districts agreed Thursday to form joint panels to explore ...

  
  
• GateHouses Takeover of Gannett: Bad News for Journalism and the Planet - Common Dreams [Read Full Story ]
  Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:01:05 GMT
  GateHouses Takeover of Gannett: Bad News for Journalism and the Planet  Common Dreams

  USA Today ran a piece (8/20/19) on the Amazon fires in which anthropogenic climate change were almost literally the last three words. | By Janine Jackson.

  
  
• U.S. Aims to Block Chinese Acquisition of Ukrainian Aerospace Company - The Wall Street Journal [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:08:00 GMT
  U.S. Aims to Block Chinese Acquisition of Ukrainian Aerospace Company  The Wall Street Journal

  WASHINGTON"U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton is seeking to scuttle the pending Chinese acquisition of a Ukrainian aerospace company on grounds ...

  
  
• Key Pentagon Official Endorses Commissary-Exchange Merger - Military.com [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMT
  Key Pentagon Official Endorses Commissary-Exchange Merger  Military.com

  A key Pentagon official has thrown his support behind merging the military's three separate exchange systems and the Defense Commissary Agency into a ...

  
  
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  Amgen's Alexion Acquisition: Does It Make Sense? - Market Realist [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:27:24 GMT
  Amgen's Alexion Acquisition: Does It Make Sense?  Market Realist

  On August 21, Spanish website Intereconomia reported that Amgen would be announcing its acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals in the next few days.

  
  
• AMS clear to make takeover bid for Osram in potential bidding war - Reuters [Read Full Story ]
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:07:00 GMT
  AMS clear to make takeover bid for Osram in potential bidding war  Reuters

  Austrian sensor maker AMS will go ahead with a takeover bid for Osram that values the German lighting group at 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion), it said on ...

  
  
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  Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P - InvestmentNews [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:55:00 GMT
  Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P  InvestmentNews

  The $1.6 billion in debt issued to finance the recent acquisition of Advisor Group has been rated below investment grade " commonly known as junk bonds ...

  
  
• 4 reasons why Hasbro's $4 billion takeover of Entertainment One makes sense | Markets - Business Insider [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:46:00 GMT
  4 reasons why Hasbro's $4 billion takeover of Entertainment One makes sense | Markets  Business Insider

  Hasbro has agreed to buy Entertainment One in a $4 billion deal.The toymaker's takeover of the film-and-TV studio and distributor promises to bolster ...

  
  
• Hasbro Makes a Big Acquisition - The Motley Fool [Read Full Story ]
  Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:36:00 GMT
  Hasbro Makes a Big Acquisition  The Motley Fool

  Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) announced on Thursday that it would acquire studio Entertainment One (eOne) in an all-cash deal valued at 3.3 billion pounds ($4 ...

  
  
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