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Call Me Bezos, Jeff Bezos: Amazon Buys MGM Studios For $8.45B
After over a week of speculation, Amazon has announced it will acquire Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM Studios) for $8.45 billion to boost its...
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May 26, 20211 min read
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Volkswagen Gets $9.2B Offer To Buy Iconic Supercar Brand Lamborghini
Volkswagen AG received an offer on Monday from a group formed by Quantum Group AG and Centricus Asset Management to buy the iconic...
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May 25, 20211 min read
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Martin Marietta Buys Lehigh Hanson’s Western U.S. Assets For $2.3B
Martin Marietta has announced it will buy the assets of Lehigh Hanson located in the western United States for $2.3 billion. Martin...
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May 24, 20211 min read
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Snap Doubles Down On Augmented Reality With $500M WaveOptics Acquisition
Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has made it clear in recent days that its leadership sees augmented reality as a critical...
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May 22, 20211 min read
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Virgin Media And O2 Cleared For $44B Merger By UK Regulators
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority finally approved the merger between mobile phone operators Virgin Media and O2 after it being...
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May 21, 20211 min read
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Ken’s Beverage Bought Out By Pentair In $80M Acquisition
Ken’s Beverage, a supplier of commercial beverage equipment and services, as announced it will be acquired by Pentair. Pentair, which...
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May 20, 20211 min read
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Amazon Is In Talks To Buy MGM Studios For $9B As The Fight For Content Heats Up
The streaming wars are now becoming the content wars as mergers and exclusive deals between studios and streamers allow platforms to...
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May 19, 20211 min read
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AT&T: Once Again The King Of Buying High And Selling Low With WarnerMedia Deal
AT&T has once again proven itself to be the king of buying high and selling low. Few companies can rival the American telecom’s record of...
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May 18, 20211 min read
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General Mills Adds To Pet Food Division With $1.2B Purchase From Tyson Foods
In 2018, General Mills made an $8 billion bet on pet food by purchasing the pet food company Blue Buffalo. The move was a departure from...
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May 15, 20211 min read
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Intertek Increases Global Presence With SAI Global Assurance Acquisition
The UK based quality assurance provider Intertek is expanding its global footprint by acquiring the Australian company SAI Global...
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May 14, 20211 min read
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PE Firm CD&R Agrees To Buy UDG Healthcare In A $3.7B Deal
The private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to pay $3.7 billion for UDG Healthcare, a provider of clinical,...
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May 13, 20211 min read
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L Brands To Spin-Off Flagship Brands Victoria’s Secret And Bath & Body Works
On Tuesday, the American fashion retailer L Brands (NYSE: LB) announced the intention to spin-off its flagship brands Victoria’s Secret...
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May 12, 20211 min read
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Colorado Drilling Companies To Combine In A $2.6B Merger Of Equals
Bonanza Creek Energy and Extraction Oil and Gas have announced today their intention to merge. The two Colorado-based drilling companies...
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May 11, 20211 min read
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Eddie Bauer To Be Acquired By Simon Property Group And Authentic Brands Group
Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Authentic Brands Group have recently announced a deal to acquire Eddie Bauer from a unit of Golden...
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May 8, 20211 min read
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Bill.com Announces Acquisition Of Fintech Unicorn Divvy For $2.5B
Bill.com, which provides software to automate complex back-office financial operations, has announced it will acquire the U.S. based...
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May 7, 20211 min read
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Crypto Merchant Bank Galaxy Digital Acquires BitGo For $1.2B
Galaxy Digital, a financial services firm focused on cryptocurrency, announced today that it has entered an agreement to purchase BitGo....
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May 6, 20211 min read
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American Express Global Business Travel Buys Egencia From Expedia
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), a company American Express spun off in 2014 but retains a 50% interest in, has announced...
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May 5, 20211 min read
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Okta Closes $6.5B Acquisition Of Identity Platform Auth0
Okta announced today that it has acquired Auth0, a platform used to develop secure identities for internet applications. The deal is...
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May 4, 20211 min read
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Nestlé Buys The Bountiful Company For $5.75B From PE Giant KKR
Swiss food and beverage company Nestlé has announced it will acquire The Bountiful Company for $5.75 billion from the private equity...
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May 1, 20211 min read
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Realty Income To Acquire VEREIT In An $11B Transaction
Realty Income (NYSE: O) has announced it will acquire VEREIT (NYSE: VER) in an all stock transaction worth approximately $11 billion....
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
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