Mergers & Acquisitions

Safeway Sells Canadian Operation for $6 Billion

Safeway will sell its Canadian operation to Canada's Empire Company for $6 billion. Empire expects the deal to keep them ahead of growing Canadian competition More

Gannett Nearly Doubles TV Affiliates With $1.5B Merger

Gannett is greatly expanding its TV business through the $1.5 billion acquisition of Belo Corporation, almost doubling its number of TV stations. More

Is M&A Mania Poised to Keep Fanning the Market’s Flames?

America's renewed push of merger & acquisition action has the potential to drive market optimism and help buoy stocks -- but which stocks, and for how long? More

$2.2B Tire Industry Mega Merger Announced

Ohio's Cooper Tire and Rubber will be purchased by India's Apollo Tyres for $2.22 billion, creating a worldwide tire giant. More

Vodafone In Talks with German Cable Provider

British cable giant Vodafone is talking with Germany's Kabel Deutschland about a merger which would help expand Vodafone's footprint in Germany More

The War for Sprint Might Be Over

Softbank's improved offer for Sprint makes it almost certain to win its bidding war against Dish Network. And that might actually be a good thing for DISH. More

Dole CEO Offers $1.07B to Buy Remaining Stake

Dole CEO and Chairman David Murdock offered $12 per share on an unsolicited basis to buy up the remaining 60.5% of shares he doesn't already own in the company More