Acquisitions/Mergers

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…

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

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.…

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

The World Needs New Antibiotics, but the Business Model Is Broken

New drugs to defeat “superbug” bacteria aren’t reaching patients. Source link

9 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

$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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago