Mergers and Acquisitions

JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Peet's Coffee & Tea, confirmed that it is buying Panera Bread in a deal valued at $7.5 billion dollars including debt.

Staples Inc is in talks with private-equity firms about a potential sale, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, sending shares of the largest U.S. office supplies retailer up more than 10 percent.

Staples Inc is in talks with private-equity firms about a potential sale, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, sending shares of the largest U.S. office supplies retailer up more than 10 percent.

Verizon Communications will create a new company called Oath after it completes its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo and melds the troubled internet company with its AOL operations.

Verizon Communications will create a new company called Oath after it completes its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo and melds the troubled internet company with its AOL operations.

Dow Chemical and DuPont said their merger's end date was being pushed back but added it was still on track as DuPont moved forward with plans to divest assets, a condition of European Union approval for the deal.

Dow Chemical and DuPont said their merger's end date was being pushed back but added it was still on track as DuPont moved forward with plans to divest assets, a condition of European Union approval for the deal.

Johnson & Johnson declared its $30 billion tender offer for Swiss biotechnology company Actelion successful on Friday.

Johnson & Johnson declared its $30 billion tender offer for Swiss biotechnology company Actelion successful on Friday.

Tesla gained a potential key ally in China after the country's most valuable company, Tencent, bought a 5% stake in the electric-vehicle maker.

EU antitrust regulators vetoed the proposed $31.3 billion merger of Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange.

Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants said on Monday it would buy Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen for $780 million in an all-cash transaction.

Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants said on Monday it would buy Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen for $780 million in an all-cash transaction.

Dow Chemical and DuPont gained conditional EU antitrust approval on Monday for their $130 billion merger by agreeing to significant asset sales.

Amazon.com Inc has agreed in principle to buy 100 percent of Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com from its shareholders, sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.

China's Sinopec will pay almost $1 billion for a 75 percent stake in Chevron's South African assets and its subsidiary in Botswana.

China's Sinopec will pay almost $1 billion for a 75 percent stake in Chevron's South African assets and its subsidiary in Botswana.

Dutch paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel rejected an improved $24.1 billion takeover proposal from U.S. rival PPG Industries.

Dutch paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel rejected an improved $24.1 billion takeover proposal from U.S. rival PPG Industries.