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Exxon Buys Pioneer for $60 Billion to Create Shale Giant
The deal is Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in the late 1990s and is the biggest corporate transaction so far this year. Source
Bristol Myers Squibb to Acquire Mirati Therapeutics in Deal Worth Up to $5.8 Billion
The deal expands the pharmaceutical company’s portfolio of cancer drugs. Source link
The Oil Patch Is Primed for an Era of Megadeals
A tie-up between Exxon and Pioneer would put pressure on Chevron and other rivals to pursue deals of their own. Source link
Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron to Be Sold
The sale to food-delivery startup Wonder would end a disastrous six-year experiment with public ownership. Source link
The World Needs New Antibiotics, but the Business Model Is Broken
New drugs to defeat “superbug” bacteria aren’t reaching patients. Source link
Cisco Systems to Buy Splunk in $28 Billion Deal
Networking-equipment giant Cisco Systems has struck a $28 billion deal to buy analytics and security software company Splunk. Source link
J.B. Hunt Transport Will Acquire BNSF Brokerage Business
The sale comes as the freight operator and the railroad are stepping up their commercial relationship. Source link
WWE, UFC Combined Company Makes Market Debut, Targets Demand for Sports
TKO plans to pursue future acquisitions of sports-focused companies, the president of the new company says. Source link
$20 Billion Paper Powerhouse to Be Formed by Merger
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock said they reached a tie-up agreement. Tony Smurfit will be CEO of the combined company. Source link
Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Acquisition
The world’s richest man has more than once drummed up cash from his empire of companies without having to permanently part with shares. Source link