mergers

Staples Will Close 50 Stores This Year

In the last two fiscal years, Staples closed 242 locations in the U.S. and Canada

By Phil Wahba / Fortune March 4, 2016

Regulator Rejects Staples-Office Depot Merger, Again

However Staples said it will sue to push the deal

By Phil Wahba / Fortune December 21, 2015

Dow Chemical and DuPont Announce Mega-Merger

Two giants of American industry will become one… before becoming three.

By Dan Primack / Fortune December 11, 2015

5 Things You Need to Know About Keurig's Takeover Deal

Keurig has agreed to a 13.9 billion takeover by German conglomerate JAB Holding Company

By John Kell / Fortune December 7, 2015

Investors Aren't Convinced the Pfizer-Allergan Deal Is a Go

The gap between Pfizer’s offer and Allergan’s stock price suggests investors are skeptical about the deal

By Stephen Gandel / Fortune November 23, 2015

Here’s How Much Pfizer Could Save in Taxes After Allergan Merger

The deal is a controversial maneuver known as an inversion

By Victor Luckerson November 23, 2015

Pfizer, Allergan Agree on $160 Billion Merger

The deal was announced Monday

By Claire Groden / Fortune and Geoffrey Smith / Fortune November 23, 2015

This $104 Billion Beer Megamerger Will Control 30% of the World's Cold Ones

The two companies were flirting with a deal for months

By Geoff Smith / Fortune October 13, 2015

Dell And EMC Make Their Mega-Merger Official

It's one of the biggest tech mergers ever, but does it make any sense?

By Stacey Higginbotham / Fortune October 12, 2015

Dell to Merge With Storage Company EMC

One of the largest tech mergers in history

By Barb Darrow, Dan Primack / Fortune October 12, 2015

These Are All the Beers a Combined AB InBev-SABMiller Would Brew

It's a very long list

By Jon Chew September 16, 2015

Online Retailer Net-a-Porter's Founder Resigns

Natalie Massenet was set to be chairperson of a new company formed after a merger

By Tanya Basu September 2, 2015

The World's Biggest Generic Drug Maker Just Got Bigger

Israeli drug firm Teva acquires $40 billion generic drug business

By Geoffrey Smith / Fortune July 27, 2015

U.S. Greenlights AT&T and DirecTV Merger

With conditions about expanding broadband access and preserving competition

By Jeff John Roberts / Fortune July 24, 2015

Lockheed Martin Buying Helicopter Maker Sikorsky in $7.1B Deal

Lockheed Martin Corp., the world's biggest defense contractor, is about to get even bigger after buying helicopter maker Sikorsky from United Technologies Corp. in a deal worth 7.1 billion after "taking into account tax benefits...

By Geoffrey Smith / Fortune July 20, 2015

Charter Promises To Play by the Government's Internet Rules

If it's allowed to merge with Time Warner Cable

By Victor Luckerson June 25, 2015

Here's Why Merger Approvals Are Getting So Slow

It's not just your imagination

By Benjamin Snyder / Fortune June 8, 2015

Here's One Big Reason T-Mobile Should Merge With Dish

Dish has been hoarding something very valuable

By Alex Fitzpatrick June 4, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About Merger Mastermind John Malone

The deal-maker had a hand in creating the cable industry itself, now he's at it again

By Victor Luckerson May 26, 2015

Why the Latest Cable Merger Won't Fail Like Comcast

The Charter deal would not be on the scale of the proposed Comcast-TWC merger

By Jeff John Roberts / Fortune May 26, 2015

Meet the Man Who Brought AOL Back From the Dead

Tim Armstrong's work led to the $4.4 billion Verizon deal

By Victor Luckerson May 12, 2015

Here's Why Verizon Really Wants AOL

Verizon officially jumped into the world of ad business

By Erin Griffith / Fortune May 12, 2015

The Single Best Article You Will Ever Read About AOL

Dated February 7, 2000, it was written by a legend

By Matt Vella May 12, 2015

What Comcast’s Failed Merger Tells Us About Corporate Lobbying

The question is why anyone thought they had any chance of making this deal happen in the first place

By Lee Drutman / New America May 5, 2015

Comcast Calls It Off

The deal would have combined the nation’s two largest cable companies

By Tom Huddleston, Jr. / Fortune April 23, 2015

Why Nokia's Blockbuster Merger Turned Into Such a Mess

Nokia marrying Alcatel-Lucent will have a huge impact

By Kevin Kelleher April 20, 2015

What the Heinz, Kraft Megamerger Means

The companies announced the deal Wednesday

By Nolan Feeney March 25, 2015

Expedia Snaps Up Travelocity for $280 Million

Another travel site Orbitz is reportedly looking for a buyer as well

By Ben Geier / Fortune January 23, 2015

Family Dollar Shareholders Approve Dollar Tree Takeover

The vote sidelines Dollar General’s competing offer, in favor of long-term growth over immediate earnings

By John Kell / Fortune January 22, 2015

Hasbro in Talks to Acquire DreamWorks Animation

Deal would combine the makers of Transformers and Shrek

By Fortune / Geoffrey Smith November 13, 2014

In Silicon Valley, You Can Forget Aging Gracefully

Getting old isn't easy, especially in tech

By Kevin Kelleher October 15, 2014

Outrage Over Burger King's Merger Is Totally Misdirected

The bottom line is it's a solid deal

By Sanjay Sanghoee September 3, 2014

Why People Are Excited About a Staples-Office Depot merger

Analysts say the office-supply rivals should glue themselves together

By Fortune September 3, 2014

Time Warner Posts Solid Earnings But Shares Still Lag

After 21st Century Fox withdraws its $80 billion merger offer

By Victor Luckerson August 6, 2014

Big Mergers: Bad for Consumers

When big companies merge, it’s good for the bankers — but not so good for the rest of us

By Rana Foroohar July 31, 2014

Tobacco Mergers Are Creating a More Efficient Killing Machine

It’s been a year of colossal mergers or proposed mergers among some consumer goods and services companies. Comcast wants to take over Time Warner Cable (not affiliated with TIME) to form the nation’s largest cable...

By Bill Saporito July 15, 2014

Dish Network Slams Potential Media Merger

Satellite operator Dish Network has come out against the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

By Victor Luckerson July 9, 2014

Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza

The music streaming service says its product will remain unchanged, for now

By Denver Nicks July 1, 2014

Meet the Man Who Brought T-Mobile Back From the Brink

If Sprint goes through with its rumored acquisition of wireless carrier T-Mobile, it will acquire about close to 50 million wireless subscribers, a company that generates $24 billion in annual revenue and a loud-mouth CEO...

By Victor Luckerson June 6, 2014

Mega-Mergers Are Killing Innovation

The latest mega-merger in the telecommunications sector, that of AT&T and DirecTV, would be the fourth largest in history, and it comes only months after the nation’s largest cable operator Comcast announced that it was...

By Sanjay Sanghoee June 6, 2014

How the NFL Could Blow Up the AT&T-DirecTV Merger

Forget the federal regulators—it’s actually NFL commissioner Roger Goodell who could have final say in whether AT&T’s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV comes to pass. AT&T is trying to swallow up the satellite television...

By Victor Luckerson May 19, 2014

AT&T Swallows DirecTV

The telecom giant will pay $48.5 billion in stock and cash as it looks to keep up with rival Comcast, but it's a risky deal that may not benefit consumers

By Kevin Kelleher May 19, 2014

The Great Comcast vs. Netflix Battle Begins Anew

After months of simmering tensions, the companies go public in their fight over the future of television

By Haley Sweetland Edwards April 22, 2014

AT&T Leaps Into Prepaid Wireless Market

The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of the nation's number two wireless carrier AT&T and prepaid powerhouse Leap Wireless, which runs the Cricket prepaid wireless service

By Eliana Dockterman March 13, 2014

Charles Schwab to Buy TD Ameritrade in $28.3 Billion Deal That Will Reshape Retail Brokerage Business

Concern Over Two Beer Giants' Blockbuster Merger

Microsoft's Massive LinkedIn Deal Is a Sign of Something Dangerous

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