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Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell to the worst levels in a decade in 2023, as high interest rates increased financing costs, while concerns over an economic slowdown weighed on deal-making confidence. Total M&A volumes fell 18% from the previous year’s $3.6 trillion...

This year was a watershed one for biopharma M&A, with several multibillion-dollar deals announced thus far. M&A activity in 2019 kickstarted with a big deal. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) agreed to buy Celgene for $74 billion in cash and stock, and the deal was consummated in late...

The mega merger between Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) now has to clear some hurdles before the union can be declared effective. Given that the deal has to receive the blessings of the shareholders of Time Warner and pertinent regulatory agencies and possibly the...

Merger mania is at its feverish pitch. Not a single day passes without news on either some announced deal or whispers of a potential combination. Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has now become the butt of M&A jokes, as it is perennially in the news concerning one or another company purportedly being...

Generally, June is one of the busiest months for IPOs. But, this year, the trend reversed thanks to a volatile stock market and lackluster investor appetite, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing Dealogic, said thus far into June there have been only five IPOs that...

Data confirm 2015 has been a busy year for spinoffs. “This year has seen 79 completed spinoffs, valued at $244.9 billion, according to data from Dealogic. The dollar value of the spinoffs is the highest seen in at least 20 years, according to Dealogic data stretching back to 1995,”...

2015 has been an unprecedented year of merger and acquisition activity. Back in September, CNBC noted that "Globally, M&A activity has reached a value of $3.24 trillion year-to-date, just shy of the record $3.43 trillion reached by this point in 2007." According to Dealogic, M...

Investors have shown an appetite for restaurant-related stocks, and investors will get their first look at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOJA) on Friday as shares will begin trading for the first time on the stock market. Bojangles' Restaurants has a menu that focuses on traditional...

The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that the largest U.S. meat company, Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), agreed to buy Hillshire Brands (NYSE: HSH) for $63 per share in a deal worth $7.8 billion, excluding debt. With the acquisition, Tyson, which outbid Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ: PPC), will...