Mergers and Acquisitions

Puerto Rico's governor says he is privatizing the island's government-owned power company following decades of mismanagement, corruption and blackouts.

Celgene Corp said on Monday it would pay about $9 billion in cash to acquire the rest of Juno Therapeutics Inc and gain access to Juno's experimental gene therapy to treat cancer.

American International Group on Monday said it would buy property and casualty reinsurer Validus Holdings for $5.56 billion in cash to strengthen its general insurance business.

French healthcare group Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S. peer Bioverativ for $11.6 billion.

Investor Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, major shareholders of Xerox, jointly plan to push the printer and photocopier maker to explore options, including a sale of the firm.

rivate equity firm Advent is in talks to buy 50 percent of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's. operations in Brazil

Archer Daniels Midland has made a takeover approach to Bunge Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, setting up a possible bidding war after Glencore PLC earlier made an overture to the agricultural powerhouse.

Archer Daniels Midland has made a takeover approach to Bunge Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, setting up a possible bidding war after Glencore PLC earlier made an overture to the agricultural powerhouse.

Wyndham Worldwide will acquire La Quinta's franchise and management businesses.

Wyndham is buying La Quinta's hotel franchise and management businesses for $1.95 billion in cash.

A California judge is siding with a former chief executive of the McClatchy newspaper chain and other company officials in a lawsuit alleging they mismanaged funds by buying a rival newspaper publisher and failing to diversify investments.

An attempt to oust President Donald Trump's hotel business from managing a luxury hotel in Panama has turned bitter, with accusations of financial misconduct.

Battery maker Energizer Holdings said on Tuesday it would buy the global battery and portable lighting business of Spectrum Brands in a $2 billion all-cash deal.

Digital and business strategy consultant Brittain Ladd on Amazon’s rising grocery sales.

Food rivals work to fend off Amazon's growing footprint.

Viacom and CBS are not in active merger discussions, although controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has had exploratory conversations with CBS directors about recombining the companies, Reuters said.

The top executive of a company looking to buy a troubled South Carolina utility says the state's leaders can either accept the deal or watch SCANA Corp. fail.

Software maker SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc said on Thursday it will acquire DST Systems Inc in a $5.4 billion deal.