M&A

Monday's session featured two notable M&A deals in the food sector. Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) agreed to acquire Amplify Snack Brands Inc (NYSE: BETR) in a deal which values the company at $12 billion. And Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) agreed to acquire Snyder's-Lance Inc (...

Patent risk management services company RPX Corp (NASDAQ: RPXC) has long been rumored to be a takeover target. In March, the company was reportedly approached by private equity firms regarding a potential buyout. Recent M&A speculation surrounding the company led to comments on the rumor...

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) is one of Cowen's "best ideas" for 2018, with organic growth and a highly synergistic deal according it $2-a-share earnings power, according to the research firm.  The Analyst Cowen analyst Karl Ackerman has an Outperform rating...

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is in talks to acquire Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P), according to a report from the New York Post.  The report comes on the heels of a new $150 million investment by from KKR in Pandora disclosed during the company's Q1 earnings report on May 8....

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s relationship with General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) dates back to last century. According to a Bloomberg report, General Electric has been a client of JPMorgan for 125 years. Way back in 1892, JPMorgan, known as John Pierpont Morgan's Drexel Morgan & Co...

Shares of Kate Spade & Co (NYSE: KATE), a designer and marketer of high-end accessories and apparel, soared more than 17 percent early Wednesday afternoon amid M&A speculation. The Wall Street Journal reported that Kate Spade is exploring a sale of itself due to pressure from Caerus...

Centurylink Inc (NYSE: CTL) confirmed Monday it has reached an agreement in which it will acquire Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) in a cash and stock transaction that values the company at $34 billion or $66.50 per share. The Wall Street Journal reported late last week the two...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) wasn't the only company looking to oversee a large scale M&A deal and acquire LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). LinkedIn released a regulatory filing, which it submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing the events leading up to its...

Merger and acquisition activity is set to see a large boost in the coming months, at least according to JPMorgan Global Chairman Jennifer Nason. Speaking to CNBC, Nason noted that the market hasn't seen much M&A activity among "big" technology companies due to a fear of integration risk and...

Peter Tague is Citigroup's co-head of global M&A and was a guest on "Bloomberg Surveillance" to discuss his outlook and thoughts on mergers and acquisitions. Tague stated that there have only been two industries thus far in 2016 that have seen an increase in merger and acquisition activity...

A deal that’s on track to be the year’s biggest corporate tie-up has made a splash beyond its $140 billion price tag. Earlier this month, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) announced they’re looking to merge in a deal that actually calls for the smaller...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has agreed to acquire Youku Tudou Inc (ADR) (NYSE: YOKU) in an all-cash deal. Alibaba will pay Youku shareholders $27.60 per ADS, representing a 49.9 percent premium to the volume-weighted average closing price of Youku’s issue during the three...