Mergers and Acquisitions

Viacom, CBS not in active discussions: report

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.

China warns Trump ahead of possible trade decision

China's government has warned Washington it will "resolutely safeguard" its interests ahead of a possible decision in an investigation into whether Beijing improperly pressures foreign companies to hand over technology.

Virgin stops selling Daily Mail newspaper on trains

Virgin Trains and the Daily Mail are sparring in Britain after the rail operator said it had stopped stocking the newspaper amid concern it was "not compatible" with the company's brand.

GoPro says open to sale but not actively pursuing

GoPro would be willing to partner with a larger sector player but is not actively engaged in a sale, the action camera-maker said on Monday, as its shares partly rebounded from earlier heavy losses.

IAG takeover of part of Niki airline hits legal snag

A bid by International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, to acquire much of bankrupt Air Berlin's Niki division has hit a legal stumbling block with an appeals court ruling.

Celgene to buy Impact Biomedicines for up to $7B

U.S. biotech pharmaceutical firm Celgene Corp said on Sunday that it had agreed to acquire Impact Biomedicines for as much as $7 billion, subject to certain milestones associated with regulatory hurdles and sales performance.

Dominion-SCANA merger could mean pipeline expansion

Both supporters and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline say Dominion Energy's proposed merger with a South Carolina energy company could open the door to making the natural gas project even bigger.

Weinstein Co. close to sale for less than $500 million

Weinstein Co. is nearing the end of a sale process in which the embattled independent film studio could go for less than $500 million and its shareholders may lose all of their equity, said people close to the discussions.

The Latest: Gov hopeful: Nuke deal 'proof is in the pudding'

The Latest on the acquisition of a beleaguered South Carolina utility by Dominion Energy after the failure of a nuclear construction project (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Environmentalists say a deal to acquire a troubled South Carolina utility "falls far short of protecting ratepayers" from absorbing costs of a failed nuclear construction deal.