Mergers and Acquisitions

U.S. antitrust enforcers on Tuesday cleared Reynolds American Inc. to proceed with its $25 billion acquisition of Lorillard Inc., ending months of uncertainty about whether the government would allow the second- and third largest U.S. cigarette makers to combine.

Even though Comcast's $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable is dead, consolidation among the companies that pipe in our TV, phone and Internet will carry on.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says the company is moving "full steam ahead" with its proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable despite the uncertainty raised by President Barack Obama's call for tougher regulations on high-speed Internet service providers.

Burger King could lower its tax bill through a merger with Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons, though analysts say there’s more to the deal than the IRS.

AbbVie's $55B deal to buy Irish drug maker Shire would mark the largest tax inversion ever, as a growing number of U.S. firms eye lower rates overseas.

Crossing Signals? Dish Network's chairman reportedly approached DirecTV's CEO about a potential tie-up between the two satellite TV providers. 

The Federal Communications Commission signed off on AT&T’s $1.2 billion buyout of Leap Wireless after the telecom giant agreed to divest spectrum and make network upgrades.

Very public opposition from U.S. antitrust officials has reportedly caused Sprint to rethink its efforts to buy smaller rival T-Mobile US.

A blessing from Europe helps clear the way for Microsoft’s biggest-ever transaction, aimed at cementing its shift to a devices-and-services company.

Ottawa reportedly rebuffed efforts by Chinese electronics company Lenovo to acquire BlackBerry due to worries about national security.

Approval from CFIUS likely clears the path for the largest buyout of a U.S. company ever by a Chinese buyer.

First Citizens Bank agreed to buy 1st Financial Services, which operates Mountain 1st Bank branches in N.C.

The U.S. hospital operator has reportedly received buyout interest from Community Health Systems and others.

Sprint called Dish Network's proposal to acquire Clearwire Corp 'not actionable' because some of its provisions violate Delaware law.

Shares in BASF fell after a media report that the world's top chemicals group by sales was evaluating a counter bid for DuPont which late last year agreed to merge with Dow Chemical.

Yahoo's CEO has reportedly been meeting with executives from Hulu and may be getting closer to making an offer for the video premium service.

Yahoo will not acquire a majority stake in the online video website due to objections by the French government.

Yahoo Inc's board of directors on Friday is in the third and final day of meetings that could decide the future of one of Silicon Valley's most prominent but troubled companies.

Several Internet giants have inquired about buying Flipboard Inc., maker of a newsreader app that has recently signaled it is open to acquisition discussions, according to people familiar with the matter.