takeover

President Trump Prohibits Qualcomm Takeover by Singapore’s Broadcom

President Donald Trump has ordered the blocking of a planned takeover of chipmaker Qualcomm by Singapore-based rival Broadcom on national…

7 years ago

Coach Takes Over Kate Spade in $2.4 Billion Deal

New York handbag maker Coach is taking over its younger rival Kate Spade in a deal worth $2.4 billion. Coach…

8 years ago

Unilever Turns Down Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid

Unilever has turned down a takeover offer from food giant Kraft Heinz. However, the Heinz ketchup maker indicated it would…

8 years ago

Nissan to Acquire Controlling Stake in Rival Mitsubishi Motors

Nissan has announced it will acquire a 34% stake in rival Mitsubishi Motors, in the wake of the latter's recent…

9 years ago

Halliburton and Baker Hughes Call Off Proposed Merger

Halliburton and Baker Hughes have abandoned their proposed merger after resistance from regulators in the US and Europe. The deal…

9 years ago

Sharp Accepts Foxconn’s $4.3 Billion Takeover Bid

Sharp has accepted a $4.3 billion takeover bid by Taiwanese multinational Foxconn. The announcement came as Sharp's board completed a…

9 years ago

Allergan Confirms Preliminary Merger Talks with Pfizer

Allergan has confirmed it has held preliminary talks about a takeover by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The Dublin-based Botox-maker said no…

9 years ago

SABMiller Accepts Increased Takeover Offer from AB InBev

Giant beer producer SABMiller accepted an increased takeover offer from rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. SABMiller said it had agreed "in principle"…

9 years ago

Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent for $17 billion

Nokia is to buy France’s Alcatel-Lucent in a €15.6 billion ($17 billion) takeover deal. Under the all-share deal, Alcatel-Lucent shareholders…

10 years ago

Yahoo to acquire BrightRoll for $640 million

Yahoo has announced it will buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640 million. The move would allow Yahoo to…

10 years ago

Burger King in takeover talks with Tim Hortons

Burger King has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons. A merger would…

10 years ago

Malaysia Airlines in complete state takeover

Malaysian state fund Khazanah Nasional has proposed a "complete overhaul" of national carrier Malaysia Airlines. Khazanah wants to buy the…

10 years ago

Fox withdraws $80 billion bid to purchase Time Warner

21st Century Fox has withdrawn its bid to purchase entertainment giant Time Warner for an estimated $80 billion. Time Warner…

10 years ago

Time Warner rejects 21st Century Fox’s $80 billion takeover bid

Time Warner has rejected an initial takeover approach from rival 21st Century Fox estimated at $80 billion. The takeover approach…

10 years ago

Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca questioned by politicians

Pfizer's bid for AstraZeneca is being questioned by senators and Maryland and Delaware governors. Maryland and Delaware governors have written…

11 years ago