Mergers and Acquisitions

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Privately held outdoors retailer Bass Pro Shops has partnered with Goldman Sachs Group Inc's private equity arm to make an offer for U.S. hunting and fishing store chain Cabela's Inc, people familiar with the matter said.

YP, the digital advertising business of what was formerly called Yellowpages.com, is reportedly planning to submit a first-round bid on Monday to merge with Yahoo.

What happened? A big planned merger in the transportation sector is now off the table.

Kraft Heinz came to be in July 2015 as the result of a merger between the two heavyweight companies.

Fiat Chrysler has reignited its calls for a merger, arguing that combining forces with one of the auto industry’s 'big guys' will slash costs and strengthen the company’s car-making business.

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A slow start to the new year put Wall Street’s appetite for dealmaking on ice, but close watchers of the M&A market say desire for tie ups will come back in the back half of the year.

What a week on Wall Street! The FOX Business Network All-Stars: Charlie Gasparino, Melissa Francis and Charles Payne have a spirited discussion on the corporate business environment: blocked mergers, complex tax codes, gov’t intervention etc.

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CEO Marc Benioff has made no secret of the fact that Salesforce.com 's future will include comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enhance the customer experience.

Yahoo has extended the deadline to bid for its businesses by a week to April 18, technology news website Re/code reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Palantir Technologies, the $9 billion data startup that aids government agencies, went on an acquisition spree this week. The company purchased social analytics startup, Poptip, as well as app-making startup, Propeller.

In an effort to improve its map service, Apple has acquired Spotsetter, according to a report from TechCrunch.

Hewlett-Packard says its upcoming spinoff of its technology divisions focused on software, consulting and data analysis will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs.

Yahoo has made a $250 million bid for YouTube content creator, Fullscreen, Sky News reports.

The Obama Administration lowered the boom this week on those companies seeking to relocate outside of the U.S.  in order to avoid or lessen a hefty tax bill.