According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is close to clinching an agreement to acquire U.S. biotechnology firm The Medicines Co for around $7 billion. In the potential deal, Novartis has agreed to pay… Read More ›
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LVMH offers to acquire Tiffany & Co for $14.5 billion
The potential deal values Tiffany at about $120 per share as against its Friday’s closing price of $98.55. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, LVMH, the owner of Louis Vuitton, has offered to acquire Tiffany & Co,… Read More ›
Warehouse giant Prologis Inc to acquire Liberty Property Trust for $12.6 billion
The deal has at least $120 million in cost synergy. In a statement, Warehouse giant Prologis Inc said, it has agreed to acquire Liberty Property Trust, a rival industrial real-estate business , for $12.6 billion. The deal is aimed at… Read More ›
Vice Media acquires online publication Refinery29 for undisclosed sum
According to a report from the Financial Times, the combined value of the deal has been pegged at $4 billion. Vice Media LLC has disclosed it will be acquiring Refinery29, an online publication that focuses on entertainment and lifestyle for… Read More ›
Elanco Animal Health acquires Bayer’s veterinary drugs business for $7.6 billion
The cash and stock deal will see Elanco becoming the world’s second biggest animal health company and expand its footprint in the pet e-commerce space. On Tuesday, Elanco Animal Health stated it would acquire Bayer’s veterinary drugs business in what… Read More ›
Austrian sensor specialist AMS triggers bidding war for Osram
The acquisition makes sense for AMS since it sees synergy with Osram sensor solutions and photonics businesses especially in the emerging self-driving market. Austrian sensor specialist AMS’ offer to acquire Germany’s Osram has trigerred a bidding war for the German… Read More ›
U.S. Justice Department approves T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint
T-Mobile’s $26 billion bid to acquire rival Sprint Corp has been approved by the U.S. Justice Department. The breakthrough comes after the deal was caught for more than a year in regulatory limbo. In a significant development, the U.S. Justice… Read More ›
French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi to acquire auction house Sotheby for $3.7 billion
The acquisition is being routed though BidFair USA. In a deal worth $3.7 billion, Patrick Drahi, has agreed to purchase art auction house Sotheby. The billionaire tycoon behind telecoms and media group Altice has signed a definitive agreement to be… Read More ›
Occidental Petroleum Corp increases cash component of its bid, eliminates risk of voting down its bid
The strategic move, which essentially place Occidental Petroleum ahead of Chevron, risks a potential clash with Carl Icahn. In a significant development, Occidental Petroleum Corp increased the cash component of its $38 billion bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corp thus… Read More ›
SoftBank eyeing to purchase 5% stake in German payments company Wirecard AG
SoftBank aims to buy bonds that can be later converted into Wirecard shares. As per a report from Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, the SoftBank Group Corp is looking to acquire a 5% stake… Read More ›