Mergers & Acquisitions

Bayer to Buy Conceptus in $1.1B Birth Control Deal

Bayer says it will purchase contraceptive maker Conceptus for $31 a share, sending the California company's shares surging in Monday trading. More 

Verizon Preps for $100B Wireless Bid

Verizon is hiring financial and legal consultants to advise it on a $100 billion bid to acquire Vodafone's share of Verizon Wireless. More 

Buckeye Technologies to Be Acquired for $1.5B

Georgia-Pacific will purchase Buckeye Technologies in a deal worth $1.5 billion, including debt. More 

Anheuser-Busch Gets OK to Buy Mexican Brewer Modelo

Anheuser-Busch has negotiated a settlement with U.S. regulators and will sell some assets to get approval for its merger with Mexico's Grupo Modelo. More 

Blackstone Kills Dell Deal

The Blackstone Group has abandoned its $14.25 a share bid for computer maker Dell, leaving Carl Icahn and company founder Michael Dell to vie for the firm. More 

Dish Bids for Sprint But Needs Dose of Reality

Charlie Ergen -- CEO of Dish Network -- is taking a huge gamble with his recent unsolicited bid for Sprint, as the deal only sounds promising in theory. More 

Monday’s Mega-Deals: U.S. M&A Is Back

Dish Network's bid for Sprint and Thermo Fisher's deal with Life Technologies continue a run for U.S. M&A that should hopefully keep the cycle of market confidence rolling. More