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Microsoft Makes $26B Connection With LinkedIn

Microsoft Makes $26B Connection With LinkedIn

Microsoft's largest-ever acquisition "brings together the world’s leading professional cloud with the world’s leading professional network," its CEO says.

By Matthew Heller | June 13, 2016

Tribune Aims to Kill Gannett Bid

Tribune Aims to Kill Gannett Bid

The publishing company has also sold a $70 million stake to a billionaire investor as it continues to put obstacles in the way of a hostile takeover.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 24, 2016

CF Scraps $8B Deal Due to New Inversion Rules

CF Scraps $8B Deal Due to New Inversion Rules

The fertilizer company says the U.S. crackdown on tax inversions had reduced the benefits of its proposed merger with OCI NV.

By Matthew Heller | May 23, 2016

Bayer Discloses $62B Offer for Monsanto

Bayer Discloses $62B Offer for Monsanto

The deal would create the world's largest agricultural supplier but Bayer shareholders fear it will be detrimental to its pharmaceutical business

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 23, 2016

Square Stock up 8% on News of Visa’s Stake

Square Stock up 8% on News of Visa’s Stake

The disclosure of the size of Visa's 2011 investment fuels speculation about its plans with the mobile payments startup.

By Matthew Heller | February 16, 2016

Endurance Buys Constant Contact for $1.1B

Endurance Buys Constant Contact for $1.1B

Online services provider Endurance International is seeking to bolster its offerings to small businesses but its stock slid 23% on news of the deal.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 2, 2015

Shire to Buy Rival Drug Maker Dyax for $5.9B

Shire to Buy Rival Drug Maker Dyax for $5.9B

The deal gives the acquisitive Irish company access to an experimental drug that competes with its own treatment for a rare disease.

By Matthew Heller | November 2, 2015

KeyCorp Buys First Niagara for $4.1 Billion

KeyCorp Buys First Niagara for $4.1 Billion

The largest deal this year between two U.S. regional banks is another indication of a pickup in M&A activity in the banking industry.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | October 30, 2015

Snyder’s-Lance Snaps Up Diamond Foods for $1.2B

Snyder’s-Lance Snaps Up Diamond Foods for $1.2B

The acquisition of Diamond Foods adds Kettle potato chips to Snyder's-Lance's brands and could help the company expand in Europe.

By Matthew Heller | October 28, 2015

Anheuser-Busch InBev Mulling Bid for SABMiller

Anheuser-Busch InBev Mulling Bid for SABMiller

A merger of the two companies would create a brewing behemoth but could face antitrust hurdles in the U.S.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | September 16, 2015

Zoetis Gives Back Post-Takeover Report Gains

Zoetis Gives Back Post-Takeover Report Gains

Shares in the animal-health giant take a rollercoaster ride after a report of a possible acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

By Matthew Heller | June 26, 2015

Hoax $8B Tender Offer Sparks Avon Stock Surge

Hoax $8B Tender Offer Sparks Avon Stock Surge

Avon quickly indicated the offer from a purported U.K. private equity firm was bogus.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 15, 2015

Getting Defensive

Getting Defensive

A CFO's key role at CSC helped thwart a hostile bid.

By Linda Corman | May 1, 1998