Mergers and Acquisitions

France's Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to buy shopping mall owner Westfield for $15.7 billion, in what would be the biggest takeover of an Australian company on record.

Three gambling companies have agreed to end their legal battle over the proposed acquisition of NYX Gaming by Scientific Games.

The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T will meet in court for the first time on Thursday as the antitrust regulator attempts to stop the U.S. No. 2 wireless company's $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner.

The nation's biggest health insurer is spending nearly $5 billion to buy hundreds of clinics, just three days after rival Aetna announced a tie up with CVS Health.

The Massachusetts company that for nearly 140 years has supplied the paper used to make U.S. currency has been sold for $800 million to a similarly named Connecticut company.

UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday announced it would acquire DaVita Inc.’s medical unit for $4.9 billion in cash, as it seeks to expand its ambulatory care services operations.

The U.S. government urged a federal judge to reject the February court date sought by AT&T and Time Warner in a dispute over the firms' proposed merger.

As AT&T fights to win approval to buy Time Warner, another blockbuster media deal is imminent.

A drugstore chain that used to hawk cigarettes behind the front counter now wants to offer nutrition advice and work with your doctor to keep you healthy.

CVS and Aetna merge into one company, and the coming synergies as the companies integrate could provide big benefits to Medicaid and Medicare users.

CVS Health Corp's. proposed purchase of Aetna Inc. will change the way many major U.S. corporations buy health coverage for employees and raise new questions over the cost of those benefits, benefit consultants said.

U.S. drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp. said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc. for $69 billion, seeking to tackle soaring healthcare spending through lower-cost medical services in pharmacies.

Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd. took its first formal step toward a hostile bid to take over Qualcomm Inc. on Monday, unveiling a list of 11 nominees to the board of the U.S. semiconductor firm.

Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group said on Monday it would sell its life and annuity unit to a group of investors in a deal valued at $2.05 billion, as it looks to focus on its property and casualty businesses.

CVS will buy insurance giant Aetna in a roughly $69 billion deal that will help the drugstore chain provide more health care and keep a key client, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The Latest on CVS' plan to buy insurance giant Aetna in a roughly $69 billion deal (all times local): 6 p.m. CVS is confirming that it's buying Aetna for $69 billion in a deal that will help the drugstore chain reach deeper into customer health care and protect a key client.